Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I certainly do not want to be making a comment on Dr. Scally, who has produced a good report. However, I would not be taking reassurance. It seems to me he specifically set out that it was as a result of his persistence and that of his team, and their intense questioning, that more information came out. This begs the question that if he continues his intrusive, intensive questioning, more information might come out. When would that process start?

How many claims are there to date? What is the total cost to date of running the screening service? We were given a figure in the Committee of Public Accounts but, given the payments and given the fact quality assurance involves teams travelling, presumably, to Honolulu and Orlando and to those laboratories that are still functioning, what is the cost of the service at the moment and what is the likely cost as we move on?

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