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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I was referring to a suspension for that group.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: There was reference earlier to how this decision was taken and what exactly was offered to women. I took the liberty of checking on Twitter. The Minister tweeted: Have heard from many women today who have had smear tests & would like a repeat test to reassure them. Am arranging for this facility to be available & the State will meet the cost of the repeat test....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: The same personnel are still involved. Is Dr. Doherty concerned that advice she might give will be ignored? That appears to be what happened with her predecessor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I am asking a different question. Is Dr. Doherty concerned that the advice of her predecessor was ignored? Does that give her cause for concern in her current position? I have to say that if I was in Dr. Doherty's position, it would give me cause for concern. Her predecessor was a qualified person and was definitely capable of giving that advice. In her current role, given what happened,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I dearly wish I shared Dr. Doherty's confidence. I have some very brief questions. I checked on social media for the tweet that was referred to. I saw a tweet from Mr. Stephen Teap reminding us that we should focus not only on the past but on the future. In that regard, what is the status of the steering committee? I know some of its members are concerned that efforts are being made to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: How quickly will that happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: The fact that a woman has had a clear smear test result in the last six months will not impact on that. Is that correct? If she is symptomatic she will be fast-tracked straight away.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: The previous result will have no bearing on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Can Mr. McCallion comment on the steering committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: There are no plans to disband or sideline the committee, then? Is Mr. McCallion happy that it is working well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: It is the patients who are concerned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Is Mr. McCallion happy that the committee is performing its purpose, that it is useful and that it is advisable to keep it going?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: That is precisely why I asked the question. I am conscious that we are not clinicians, with the exceptions of the witnesses and the Chairman, Deputy Harty. Sometimes we have a function of putting information into the public domain, which is what I was seeking to do.

Fibromyalgia: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Deputy Martin Kenny for facilitating this important debate, which many people will be watching from their homes. Everyone who has spoken referred to being contacted by constituents suffering from the long-term condition of fibromyalgia. One of the things they say most often is that this illness makes them prisoners in their own homes. Having their voices heard is part of the battle...

Fibromyalgia: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister of State is here however.

Report on Public Private Partnerships for Public Sector Infrastructure Projects - Liquidation of the Carillion Group: Motion (4 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I commend the Chairman and members of the finance committee, as well as the staff who supported them in producing this important report. Unfortunately, PPPs play a significant role in the construction of health facilities. This is despite the fact that serious and grave concerns exist about them, some of which are outlined and highlighted in the report. There are a significant number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the reason children who travelled under the scoliosis action plan outsourcing initiative to a hospital (details supplied) now find themselves without access to their referring Irish consultant. [15830/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 134. To ask the Minister for Health the reason children with scoliosis who travelled to a hospital (details supplied) are treated differently to children who travelled to Germany who remain patients of their Irish consultant, post-surgery. [15831/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 135. To ask the Minister for Health the reason letters were not issued to parents to explain the change to their child's terms of their scoliosis outsourcing agreement with the HSE and that some children are now without access to an Irish orthopaedic consultant and must present to their local emergency department if they require a spinal assessment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Apr 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 136. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of scoliosis outsourcing initiatives considering it now entails long-term follow up of children by a hospital (details supplied) resulting in numerous trips to the United Kingdom by teams and patients; his views on whether this is the best policy; and his further views on whether it would be better to invest in capacity and services to carry out...