Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 14 June 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)

9:00 am

Mr. Damien McCallion:

To clarify the process going forward for the Deputy, a central team has now been set up. It links directly with the hospitals. I will take the 209 women as an example. Disclosure was made in the case of 42 of those women but not in respect of the balance. A central team linked directly with the hospitals ensures that the loop is closed in respect of the supports for those women. We maintain a database that keeps an up-to-date picture of exactly where each of those cases stands at any point in order that the loop is closed. The serious incident management team set up in respect of this has the directors of hospitals and all of the other relevant directors on it to make sure that all of those loops are closed. We track all of the contacts made with each of the women. That is not just in respect of informing them but also in trying to keep track of all the different requirements they have.