Dáil debates

Wednesday, 6 February 2019

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements

 

5:50 pm

Photo of Ruth CoppingerRuth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

There were various levels. This is a problem. This is not something that is not a problem.

Second, when they made mistakes they did not go back and review them, as is best practice. In fact, a proper mechanism was not put in place. The key problem arises if laboratories are operating purely for private profit, where cost increasingly becomes a criterion for granting those contracts. It is amazing we must make these points in the Dáil to people who are meant to be in favour of a public health system but I feel it is important to make them.

More damage has been done to people getting cancer in this country by people giving succour to anti-vaccination drivel-----

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