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Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: It is PA 32 1891. It is the context of the guidelines the HSE would have to comply with with regard to full disclosure. It says only in exceptional circumstances based on the clinical interest of a service user, it is likely that the service user will not benefit from open disclosure, and it goes on to give reasons. What Mr. Gleeson had in the circular that was given to clinicians was...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: With respect, that was not put in the memo or circulars to consultants.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: No. What Mr. Gleeson said in his opening statement today was "we would have believed that the clinician would have communicated with the women as appropriate". The words "as appropriate" are important in this context. If we go back to the letter that we got from Mr. Connaghan, which clarifies, after the meeting that took place between the officials: "Mr Gleeson's understanding was...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: -----it is Mr. Breen's version of it and the integrity of his organisation that is also on the line, because he is telling us, from this letter, that it has been clarified because Mr. Gleeson assumed the women had been informed by their treating physicians. In his opening statement, he says "as appropriate". That is a very healthy caveat that is not in that letter.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: I have two final questions. Does Mr. Gleeson believe that his position is tenable as programme manager for CervicalCheck?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: Does Mr. Gleeson believe the 209 women and the women who appeared before this committee, to whom we gave time and commitments that we would ask hard questions, would have confidence in Mr. Gleeson as programme manager?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: Sorry?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: My question, while I will not give my personal opinion because I can give that outside this chamber, is if Mr. Gleeson believes his position is tenable as programme manager for CervicalCheck. It is either a yes or a no. He either believes his position is tenable or not. Does he believe his position is tenable?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: Does Mr. Connaghan believe that Mr. Gleeson's position is tenable?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: At this stage?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: I will be as brief as everybody else if that is of any help. The HSE obtained data from the laboratories for 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. Data have been requested for the years going back to 2008, yet that has not been published. A letter was sent to the committee stating the reason it has not been sent to us is the time it would take to do it, which is extraordinary. Can Mr....

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: I can do so again.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: It will be next week.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: I thank Deputy O'Connell for that.

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: We are always tight when I am asked to come in.

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: I will get the same time as everyone else, I am sure.

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: Absolutely. The witnesses are all very welcome. In his opening statement Mr. Daly spoke about evidence of gross inequity in the budget as applied by the State in terms of the nursing home support scheme. I ask him to elaborate on that.

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: However, they are public nursing homes; they are owned by the State. It is taxpayers' money.

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: I know that, but the money that goes into public nursing homes goes into public nursing homes and not into private nursing homes.

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

David Cullinane: Mr. Daly's opening statement was quite striking in its language. He said that the NTPF is abusing its dominance as a monopoly purchaser, which is quite strong language. Can Mr. Daly elaborate on that?