Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The difficulty is that there is work to be done to identify the individual cases. The Deputy may apply a statistical calculation to determine that there is probably a certain number of cases. The difficulty is that CervicalCheck must go through the case histories to identify the individual cases and then move on to check the smear test result in each case to determine if there was a misreading. A process is in place. As soon as CervicalCheck has valid information on the identity of individuals, it will work with them to ensure they are fully included in the process with a full open disclosure approach. However, as of today, it does not have the identities of those persons who, as all Members understand, are rightly concerned. As soon as it is able to access the identities, it will share the information with those affected. The women in question will have also access to the international clinical team such that they will have the support of very experienced persons in helping to identify if there was a misreading and, if so, what should be done about it.

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