Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to address the following matter of national importance requiring urgent consideration: the need for the Minister for Health and Children to ensure that complete and comprehensive information is provided, including by way of a public inquiry if necessary, on the systems failures that have led to the situation where the HSE north east has issued letters to almost 4,600 patients advising them that chest X-rays and CT scans are being reviewed, the misdiagnoses that may have led to deaths in some cases, the delay in acting on this matter after it first came to the notice of the HSE and the failure of successive Ministers, the Department and the HSE to ensure the delivery of the best care for all patients at all locations where cancer services are provided.

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