Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The withholding of information was at the centre of the CervicalCheck scandal, and in the immediate aftermath, information was selectively leaked and drip fed into the public domain. The Minister for Health complained in the House about the manner in which some of that information was being drip fed. In the immediate aftermath of this latest leak the people affected said they were incredibly hurt. They had put a great deal of faith in the Scally report and they had put a lot of themselves into getting to the truth in that report. Can the Taoiseach update us on the current stage of the investigation? My understanding is that a limited number of people had access to the information that somehow found its way into the public domain so it is a little odd that the senior person, given whatever assistance the Taoiseach has provided, cannot identify the person concerned. It is not as if there were multiple copies of this report left lying around so I cannot understand the reason for the delay. Has the Taoiseach identified the person who leaked the report? If and when that person is identified, will he or she be subject to disciplinary action? Can the Taoiseach advise if the Minister, Deputy Harris, was aware of the leak in advance?

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