Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have no access to that information. It is a question we could usefully explore. Why did some doctors decide they should tell the women and others put it on the file.

When the serious incident management team was sent into CervicalCheck there was an expectation that the majority of doctors would have disclosed. I recall saying publicly in those days that expectation was not good enough in light of the Vicky Phelan case but still the expectation was that most doctors would have disclosed. This is clearly not the case and it raises serious questions about what I am concerned is a paternalistic culture in regard to information between women and their doctors. We need to get to the bottom of this and while open disclosure is important there are other issues we need to get into, including accountability.

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