Results 11,681-11,700 of 21,058 for speaker:Alan Kelly
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: There is a real issue here. The Minister has said that anybody who wants a check can have one and I accept that. We need to give people assurance and we need to look at doing it in different ways.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: Let us talk about what that means in a practical sense. There are 250,000 smear tests every year and if everybody with a concern wants a test, how will the system take it? The Minister has assured us the resources will be there. I know many GPs. How in the name of God will they be able to do that? They are asking those questions tonight. We have to give public assurance by other...
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: That is fine but the volume.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: I agree 100% but the volume.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: Consider the alternatives as well.
- Other Questions: Banking Sector (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: 31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the establishment of a network of regional public banks here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18905/18]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: I welcome all witnesses. There is nothing personal in this. We are trying to get accountability and find out what happened. The political sideshow needs to move on because the women in question and public confidence are the most important issues here. With all due respect to Dr. Coffey, from what I have heard at this meeting, his comments on the letter do not stand up because given what...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: Incident or issue, this is mammoth. If, during my years as a Minister, I had received that note and the events we are discussing had transpired subsequently, I would have felt misled. That is my honest opinion, not that of the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, although I am not sure if his opinion differs much from mine. Regardless of whether we like it, in the opinion of the public this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: I ask the witness to speak up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: I am aware of that. It is just the simple facts because we met yesterday for an hour and 20 minutes. Between yesterday and today, how many cases in total are there which are similar where there is a claim against one of the companies and, or, the HSE? Please provide certainty on this question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: There are six in total at various stages. I will direct my question to the HSE in a minute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: I direct the same question to the HSE.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: That was in 2013.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: I stand corrected.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: I want to clarify this for the public because this is all new information. I am aware of that case. The Department of Health says there are six cases in train, for want of a better phrase, of which it is aware from the State Claims Agency. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: The HSE says there are ten active claims.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: Potentially, there will be ten active cases.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: I am trying to get at whether the witnesses are aligned as to the fact that there are six active and four potential cases.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: There are ten cases, six of which are active and four of which are potential, and there is one historic case on which we do not have the full details.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)
Alan Kelly: We have one historic, ten which are divided, six and four, respectively, as active and potentially active, and one other. That is the executive summary. On the historic case, is either the HSE or the Department of Health aware of the case? If so, are they aware that a non-disclosure agreement was signed in the case?