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Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: I am putting it fairly straight.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: Yes, that is no problem.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: I am not asking Mr. Breslin to come down against a man who has suffered a bereavement; I am asking him to analyse Mr. Teap's words very distinctly. Mr. Teap said there was a culture of protect and deny. I am sure he would say that he would prefer the truth here today, rather than Mr. Breslin trying to protect his feelings. Mr. Breslin should not use the shield of saying that he will not...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: In his opening remarks, Mr. Breslin spoke of the brave testimony. This galls me. There is no point in coming here to talk about brave testimony if one is not going to give substance to what is being discussed. He referred to how this raised "profound questions". They are not just questions but profound questions. If these questions are so profound can I ask Dr. Holohan, when he reflects...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: I thought Mr. Breslin said earlier that there was somebody in the Department who would have had sight of that.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: Will Dr. Holohan respond on the profoundness of the situation?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: I find the language used amazing. The witness referred to a memorandum seeking to disclose, yet this is a memorandum that used language referring to preparing reactive communications for media headlines that "screening did not diagnose my cancer". Yesterday that headline manifested itself in the flesh and blood of Vicky Phelan when she appeared before the committee. She was not screaming....

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: I appreciate that it is not one person who must do the work. Obviously, that ultimately comes down to leadership. I refer to the previous director general of the HSE and the culture I spoke about. That culture does not just emanate out of thin air; there had to be some kind of analysis from the HSE's point of view and the Minister's point of view as to why this lead to a case of...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: I refer to questioning earlier from Deputy Cullinane. When asked about the process of informing patients and how the 200 letters were issued by CervicalCheck to consultants - and Deputy Cullinane asked about women who had CervicalCheck tests specifically - I think the answer was zero, but Dr. O'Keeffe interjected and said that was not the case because some women had reached out to...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: Very finally-----

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: -----following on from Dr. Holohan's appearance at yesterday's health committee meeting, he said in his statement that it was fair and reasonable not to tell women about incorrect smear tests in 2016. One Minister has now backed calls for Dr. Holohan to resign, saying his position is untenable. Stephen Teap said yesterday people needed to be removed while inquiries take place. Given the...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: What about the Government Minister making that statement in respect of-----

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: Sending the information through the media is half the problem.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: As Mr. Breslin said, the proof will be in the pudding, not in statements.

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: This afternoon I met representatives from ICTU to discuss the housing crisis. For their members, the issues of pay restoration and changes in terms and conditions, as well as all the normal union matters, will count for little if they cannot put roofs over their heads through purchasing a home or at the least gaining secure tenancy. The issue of affordability is key to what was in their...

Public Accounts Committee: Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure (Resumed)
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: First, I thank Vicky and Stephen for being here this evening. On a sunny evening such as this, I am sure that, as young parents, they would prefer to be playing with Amelia and Darragh or Oscar and Noah rather than be in a committee room in the bowels of Leinster House discussing this subject. We thank them for making the time available to give their accounts. Stephen said he wondered what...

Public Accounts Committee: Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure (Resumed)
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: He was tweeting about the people in this room and seemed to be more concerned about throwing that Scud than being involved in a process of engagement that could help. I would like to hear Vicky's reading of that situation and those comments and her thoughts on whether a protect-and-deny culture is still endemic. Is that fuelling her request for a complete clear-out to allow for an honest...

Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: I thank all the witnesses who have given us their time today. As Dr. McCarthy has said, there is a need to educate the members of this committee and the wider public about the services that are being availed of. I thank the representatives of the Department of Health and the Disability Federation of Ireland and, most importantly, those who have given their testimony and set out their lived...

Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: Okay.

Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: In regard to Dr. McCarthy's point that the data is out of date, is it significantly out of date and what level of investment is needed in data gathering to bring it up to a level which she believes is reflective of the challenges being faced?