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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: This is RCOG's own report. I am just referring to the process by which you manage your own data through your own organisation as regards your own work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: Professor Kitchener has no concerns about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: That is good. I will move on to the mislabelling of slides. As Professor Kitchener will understand, there is grave concern about this. I have read the explanations and considered the validity of them. Lorraine Walsh is one of the two patient advocates who were part of the process themselves and, in fairness, she put herself forward as advocate. Vicky Phelan was the other person who was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: It is amazing that this should happen to the two people who are best known in this country in respect of this issue. It is phenomenal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: However, it is incredible. It is some coincidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: I have three further questions, which I will put to Professor Kitchener in one go. He might take notes and then respond. I want his opinions on these three questions; I am not trying to catch him out. First, I do not understand how we did not have three categories of slides and, on reflection and having read the report, the panel really would have been better off if that had been the case....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: It is still important to the people concerned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: Does Dr. Walker get my point that there should be a third category?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: We knew that was not the case. We have two homogeneous groups, concordant and discordant, and another group. The women I am talking about should not have been assigned to one of the other two.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: However, that is not the full picture for each individual case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: I understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: In fairness, it was not my query. It was something I took from Ms Culliton and I thought was an interesting question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: One can only talk about it in a general way as regards the ethos of what was said rather than the specifics.

Section 39 Organisations: Motion [Private Members] (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: That is fine.

Section 39 Organisations: Motion [Private Members] (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: That is enough for me to deal with the Minister of State here. It is all right. I will see him over Christmas down in Dromineer.

Section 39 Organisations: Motion [Private Members] (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: That is fine. I thank my colleagues to my left for tabling this excellent motion and we will fully support it. In fairness it has been put across in the right manner. It is a genuine issue that I know the Minister of State will not deal with. Collectively this Parliament will morally have to deal with it in the near future. I welcome the representatives of the various unions,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the balance sheet buses are on regarding the €4.16 million spent on new dedicated school buses in 2016 from surplus payments from school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52666/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: 354. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the gainshare and incentive model for biosimilar prescribing operates; if €500 per patient is being allocated to hospital treatment areas that prescribe biosimilars is taking place as reported; if the HSE or his Department has estimated the overall savings potential of biosimilar prescribing; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements been made to replace a person (details supplied) in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Hospital who is due to leave their position before the end of 2019; the arrangements that will be made for patients while a replacement is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52749/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: I welcome Ms Lorraine Walsh and Mr. Stephen Teap. I know them quite well at this stage. I compliment them both on the work they have done and continue to do. The journey they have come on and the way they have put themselves forward are simply incredible. I admire them both greatly. This is along with a certain woman who is now watching us on her phone at Dublin Airport on her way to New...