Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach does not have to convince any of us of the need for that kind of meta-analysis for educational purposes and, more important, for quality control and assurance. I remind the House that this legislation is about the provision of information. It is not about medical malpractice or any other legal processes. This is about information. I believe the Taoiseach, like the rest of us, wants to get this right for women. There are serious matters in this Bill that need to be teased through to ensure we get it right. Two hours for the debate is simply not sufficient to get that work done. At the end of the day, people will ask what real difference would this have made in Vicky's or other women's cases and what difference it will make going forward. I am concerned about the anonymised nature of the audits. While the right to a review is welcome, there is no legal obligation for a patient under CervicalCheck to be informed of the right of review. These things need a little bit more time and we have the scope, this week or next week, to afford more time to this. I ask that we adjourn after two hours and afford more time to the debate to be absolutely sure that we get it right. We have waited for four years and a half years for this legislation. A couple of more hours is required to make sure we get it right.

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