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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I apologise; I was distracted. Could people attend to their phones, particularly if they are located near microphones?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: We have to move on. Deputy Kelly will have opportunities to come back later on in the morning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Sorry, Deputy O'Connell has a five-minute window and we need to get questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Our last permanent member in this round of questioning is Senator Rónán Mullen.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Mr. McCallion. That completes the round of permanent members of the committee. I thank Mr. O'Brien for making himself available this morning. I apologise to Senator Dolan; I thought he indicated that he did not wish to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Senator Dolan. I now call on Members who are not part of the committee to have a five minute engagement with the HSE and the Department of Health. I call Deputy Ruth Coppinger.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: We just have five minutes, so Deputy Coppinger has four to ask her question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Deputy Coppinger has submitted her questions. The Minister must have an opportunity to answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: We are going to move into our second round of questioning. We are going to repeat the process of bringing in the Opposition spokespersons first. We are going to extend the amount of time to seven minutes, if that is okay. However, contributors need not necessarily use all seven minutes if they do not desire it. Deputy Stephen Donnelly is first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: In that regard, will there be anything to prevent CervicalCheck from doing these smears out of turn? GPs often do smears outside the three-year cycle only to find that CervicalCheck will not process them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Mr. Sullivan. As we have been sitting for more than two hours, I am obliged to tell anyone who wishes to take a five-minute break that we can accommodate that. Are the witnesses happy to continue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: The Minister has had his five-minute break.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: One minor question, Deputy O'Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: We have to move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: We have a time limit. I am afraid we have to move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Give the Minister a chance to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: Could the Minister respond in as short a time as possible?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)
Michael Harty: I understand the discrepancy. There will be clarity on it.