Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 November 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation

9:00 am

Mr. Damien McCallion:

There are three factors, the first of which is the free smear test. The out-of-cycle smear test is the primary factor, but there are other factors also. On the positive side, what we have seen is that more women are attending their appointments.