Marie Sherlock (Dublin Central, Labour)

The Cabinet today approved the patient safety (licensing) Bill. It is long-awaited legislation and one we very much welcome, but will there be minimum staffing numbers in that critical legislation? The INMO has been campaigning on this for a long time.

On cervical cancer, I hosted the 221+ group last week. We saw reports at the weekend that cervical screening is still failing women. Three women have died of cancer and seven more have a positive diagnosis after smear tests were allegedly negligently misread between 2018 and 2021. I ask the Taoiseach about CervicalCheck and the actions the Cabinet health committee is taking to ensure it can provide assurance we can all be confident in the work it is undertaking.

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