Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that the Deputy is being reasonable. I cannot answer for things that happened, not just before I was Minister for Health, but before I was a Member of this House in 2010. It is a cause of concern and Dr. Scally pointed out that it was a cause of concern that the ratio seemed to change quite significantly. He did not say that the safety of the screening was altered by that. I know the Deputy is not suggesting that he said that and he did not find that. He even said in his most recent report that he found no evidence of deficiencies when it came to safety. What I want to do, however, and I do not want to guess Deputy Bríd Smith's questions later, is for us to do more here in our country. I want us to see us build a national laboratory service in the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital so we can do more here in Ireland. As we continue to outsource our services, I want to make sure that what I call the Scally standard is applied. I am satisfied that Dr. Scally is satisfied that is the case today.

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