Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for asking that question because it allows me to put on the record that the Government approved yesterday the terms of the CervicalCheck non-disclosure ex gratiascheme, including an independent assessment panel comprising a retired High Court judge, who will act as chair, an independent clinician and a person of good standing. The chair of the independent assessment panel is retired High Court judge Aindrias Ó Caoimh, and the Minister, Deputy Harris, will appoint the other two members of the panel shortly. The scheme will be open to all women in the cohort of 221 identified from the retrospective clinical audit as having been involved in the smear test controversies or to their next of kin. The decision was made yesterday.

See this speech in context