Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach promised the women of Ireland that they can be retested by their general practitioner, GP. That is very welcome because cervical testing and screening is very important. However, questions arise. In my office alone there are three women who cannot get appointments with their doctors. There is a crisis with GPs services. One woman can get an appointment at the end of May. The other two women were told the GP was not taking appointments. In areas like Cavan-Monaghan, it is impossible to get an appointment with a GP.

First, can the Taoiseach address how that will happen for the tens of thousands of women who are very worried now? Second, who is doing the testing? Will it be the same outsourced companies that failed Vicky Phelan and probably tens of thousands of other women? When we get to the truth of this issue and get past the tip of the iceberg, I reckon we will find that thousands of women have been failed. Will the same outsourced companies do the testing or has the Taoiseach made alternative arrangements?

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