Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

There must be a look-back on the larger number of women. The Department of Health estimated that some 320 of the women had had smear tests. It is likely is that some 45 of them received false negative results. It is not an enormous number, but it is an extremely pressing and concerning issue for each of them. They have real concerns about the lack of access to vital information on their health. The least that could have happened in the past two and a half weeks was that all of them should have been contacted by CervicalCheck. That has not happened and some of the women had to make contact themselves and wait several days for a call back. There is an urgent need for a Government response to this group of women. I seek an undertaking that all those who can be identified in a very straightforward exercise will be contacted by CervicalCheck before the end of this week and that all of the supports and services available to the 209 women who are in exactly the same position will be made available to them. Will the Minister give that undertaking?

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