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CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: Gabh mo leithscéal-----

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: It has been acknowledged that my amendment is very similar.

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: May I speak on it now?

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: I have no intention of repeating what has been said. I want to make a few observations. As I said during this morning's statements on the State ex gratiascheme for survivors of child abuse, it seems that the State is taking the risk of putting its two feet in it again by discriminating against a vulnerable cohort of people. I suggest this is being done on the basis of trying to save a few...

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: It should be about how we treat these vulnerable women. It is about whether we should exclude them from returning to the scheme if their cancer returns. I know from family experience that it is absolutely worse when a cancer returns than when it is first diagnosed. Under this proposal, people will have to deal with that without access to the tribunal. It is clear that regardless of all...

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: They have been ruled out of order since then because the Minister's legal team found something wrong with them.

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: My goodness.

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: I apologise to the sensitivities-----

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: I apologise to the sensitivity of the-----

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: I am listening.

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: I am sorry.

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: Come on, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: Do not do this again.

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: I want to make a serious point here.

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: I have not finished.

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: I want to make a very simple point to the Minister and everyone else. The whole purpose of this tribunal was to be attractive to the women.

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: We want them to be able to take their cases without going through the suffering, exposure and dilemmas associated with public High Court appearances. This is not attractive. This legislation makes it very unattractive. Amendment No. 10, which proposes the deletion of the words "and shall be accompanied by a waiver", has been ruled out of order. Many women will be put off by this approach....

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: That is a very different point from the points that have been made. I have a right to make this point.

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: My amendment No. 4 deals with the same matter and was ruled out of order. What I proposed-----

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Bríd Smith: May I not speak to these ones in line-----