David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is important as well for that information to go out. This will not just be for CervicalCheck; it will be for all cancer screening services.

I welcome the Minister's commitment to work with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and to keep us informed on what the audit will look like. I also welcome his commitment that the 221+ group will be consulted on that element of it as well. That is very important.

We discussed with the Minister some outstanding issues from the Scally report. What is his expectation and plan to deal with those issues, which were not addressed in the Bill? We all attended the briefing Dr. Scally gave. He published his report some months ago, some time before Christmas. He outlined areas where there was movement and progress, which he welcomed, and he also outlined areas where there was no progress. What is the Minister's intention regarding how that will be addressed? That will be a very important issue for us as we go forward. We accept the Bill, and we will pass it, but there is a role for the Oireachtas and the Opposition on those issues that have either been parked or not addressed because they are still under discussion. I would like the Minister to outline, as best he can, his views on the outstanding areas from the Scally report that have not yet been implemented.

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