Dáil debates

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

3:05 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Some of the data were made available by CervicalCheck on 5 May. It provided statistics across the three labs currently being used indicating a similar positive predictive value in each of those labs but differences in terms of high-grade lesions, low-grade lesions and so on. I am told by the people who know about these things that it is not straightforward and the data must be put together and the confidence intervals must be worked out to see the statistical range. That information is not yet available. However, it is under specific terms of reference of the Scally inquiry, which is mandated to give us a report next month. If Dr. Scally has information that is of significance, there is a commitment to put it in the public domain as soon as it is available to him.

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