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

I welcome the clarification provided by the Minister and have no difficulty with the sentiment expressed about the need for cool and calm heads. I wish to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Ruth Morrissey, who has been to hell and back. The judgment raises concerns and has had a chilling effect across the clinical community. I am particularly thinking of Dr. Ailín Rogers, the chair of the Irish Surgical Training Group and a general and colorectal surgeon, who stated that the calls from outside the medical community for greater sensitivity in screening, although well meaning, are not necessarily going to advance things. The information should be shared not necessarily with Deputies, although that would be helpful, but with the clinical and medical community at the earliest possible juncture because I am concerned about the chilling effect the judgment has had. There may be an opportunity to address any consternation that may have arisen in the time between now and when the certainty or legal advice is made available. I echo the call for a stakeholder forum, which would be most welcome.

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