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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Deputy Donnelly. I call Deputy O'Reilly, who will be the last member called as we have now been here for-------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: -----almost five hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: That is not an appropriate question. This meeting was set up at very short notice. I thank the clerk for organising it and arranging for the delegates to come.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Michael Harty: Thank you., Dr. Holohan. I also thank the secretariat and the clerk for organising the meeting and the delegates for coming at such short notice.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Michael Harty: The audit of 2014, which there does not seem to be a report of, was an audit of individual cases. The information the Minister gave tonight is that all those cases have not been audited. Where did that information come from? Perhaps the Deputy mentioned it earlier. I may not have picked it up. Where did the information come from? How accurate is it?

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Michael Harty: Deputy Healy-Rae goes first.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Michael Harty: Could the Minister tell me what is the reporting relationship between CervicalCheck, the HSE and the Department of Health and what is the chain of responsibility which led CervicalCheck to advise the treating doctor that it was at his or her discretion to make an open disclosure?

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Michael Harty: The other part of that question was: what is the chain of responsibility within CervicalCheck which led it to indicate to the treating physician that it was at his or her discretion to make a disclosure?

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Michael Harty: Could the Minister tell me why the action against the HSE was struck out in the court in Ms Vicky Phelan's case and what was the HSE's defence in that case?

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Michael Harty: Can the Minister tell me what is the legal position of all those who have had false negatives and have not been informed?

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Michael Harty: In regard to the outsourcing of testing, surely it makes sense that in a country this size we could provide in-house testing. Rather than spending considerable amounts sending samples abroad, we should surely be testing our cervical smears here in Ireland, thereby creating a bank of knowledge but also keeping the money that is going abroad for these tests in Ireland. It makes perfect sense...

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Michael Harty: It is extremely important that women, not the process of investigation, remain the focus in this regard. While the process is important women should remain the focus. Population health screening is an important part of our health service, and none more so than cervical screening. Confidence must be restored in the cervical cancer screening programme because this programme has identified...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Harty: The central part of this Bill is that it changes the penalty for the amount of alcohol a person can consume rather than the alcohol limits. Limits are there and they are important but they are being ignored and, as a result, drinking and driving is contributing to road deaths. I do not see it as an urban versus rural issue, nor merely an issue of pubs. It is a national issue. We should...

Nurses' and Midwives' Pay and Recruitment: Motion [Private Members] (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Deputy Louise O'Reilly for tabling this motion because it goes to the centre of the issues facing our health service, recruitment and retention of specialised staff. We are educating our nursing graduates not only for export but also for the private sector and other careers. Many are leaving the profession after qualification because there is little or no management support when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Harty: In our first session today we shall meet with representatives from the foetal anti-convulsant syndrome forum, FACS, the Health Products Regulatory Authority, HPRA, and the HSE. On behalf of the committee I welcome Ms Joan O'Donnell, Ms Karen Keely, and Mr. Peter Murphy from the foetal anti-convulsant syndrome forum; Dr. Joan Gilvarry and Dr. Almath Spooner of the HPRA; and Mr. Kilian...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Ms Keely very much for reading those testimonies. I now invite Dr. Joan Gilvarry to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Dr. Gilvarry and call on Mr. Kilian McGrane to make his opening statement on behalf of the HSE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Mr. McGrane. Will now open the meeting to our members. We will take members in groups of three. The witnesses might make a note of the questions that are asked. Our first three members are Deputies O'Reilly, Donnelly and O'Connell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Harty: Would Dr. Gilvarry like to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Dr. Spooner. I will call two members who have not contributed to the debate so far. I call first Deputy Bernard J. Durkan who will be followed by Senator Colm Burke.