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- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: I know but the Deputy does not wish my answer to be put on the record.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: I am in the hands of the House but there is no need for this to be adversarial. I am not in any rush, if there is a few extra-----
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: If there is extra time needed, I have no difficulty with that being provided here. Deputies are asking me important questions-----
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: -----and I would like to be able to answer them. I do not want to be cut off in answering and I do not want to cut off Deputy Connolly in asking the question.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: I am sorry. I am just a Member of the House like everybody else.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: I cannot comment on the record of the Dáil about any individual's contract or pension entitlement. Such matters are set out in law.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: That may be the Deputy's view of the problem. Obviously, I cannot say that. What I will do - I think I have shown a determination to do so this week - is call it as I see it. I will share every bit of information I have with this House. I will work with the Opposition to establish whatever structures should be established to get to the bottom of this and I expect all officials, including...
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: First, I thank Deputy Harty for convening a meeting of the Joint Committee on Health so quickly tomorrow. That is an important forum to have. I was just clarifying the structure there. CervicalCheck reports in to the National Screening Service, which reports into the National Cancer Control Programme which reports, to the best of my knowledge, to the chief clinical officer of the HSE who is...
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: I can only rely on what I have read so far. Clearly, the clinical director of CervicalCheck was in correspondence with clinicians on what they should or should not do in regard to some of the audits. The clinical director seemed to have a liaison with other clinicians around the country but it is my initial understanding that the review needs to make that clear.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: I truthfully cannot. All I can tell the Deputy in regard to the case - the only information I have on it - is the information note that I received on 16 April that I have published. That is the full extent of the information that I have, other than what I have learned, in the same way the Deputy has, in regard to discovery documents and, obviously, the public commentary of Ms Phelan and...
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: There are two distinct issues. Deputy Harty, as a doctor, will appreciate there is obviously the fact that any screening programme will always have a number of false negatives and false positives. The issue I am concerned about is when individual women's cases were audited - we should talk about when individual audits of women's screenings was carried out rather than in the sense of a...
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: Instinctively I agree with the Deputy. I would like to see our own laboratories develop and be able to provide these services. I was not around in the political sphere, nor was Deputy Harty, in 2008 when these decisions were made. My understanding from reading back through the debate at the time is there was a view we did not have the capacity in the country. I note from CervicalCheck's...
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: One day when I am not in the middle of trying to sort out a very serious health crisis that is worrying women right up and down the length and breadth of this country, I will come back and debate my record on women's health with the Deputy anywhere and at any time, and I look forward to that opportunity. Today my priority, rather than scoring political points, is trying to establish the...
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: I note the Deputy's comments. I fundamentally disagree with his comments and I intend to continue to do my job and discharge my duties to the best of my ability.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: That is the Deputy's-----
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: Thankfully it is a democracy we live in and not a world dictated to by the Deputy. The people will decide my fortunes and the fortunes of every Member of the House.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: I am democratically elected.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: Deputy Collins raises a very important point about making sure when we are looking at the CervicalCheck programme that we also look at the implications for any other screening programme. I thank the Deputy for raising that important issue. Deputy Donnelly raised it with me yesterday. We will include in the scope of any review or investigation that we carry out, an examination of the...
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: I did answer it earlier but I am more than happy to answer it again because it is a very important question. I was advised by the Chief Medical Officer very shortly before I came into the Chamber this evening that the work of the serious incident management team, SIMT, the team that has been based in CervicalCheck looking through all of this issue, looking through the audits and ascertaining...
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)
Simon Harris: I do not have a number and am not going to give a number to the Oireachtas that could be false. I think we all had the view when we got up this morning that every case of cervical cancer in the cancer registry had been notified to CervicalCheck but that is not the case, based on information given to me before I came in here a few hours ago. I have been here since and have not been able to...