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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements been made to replace a person (details supplied) in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Hospital who is due to leave their position before the end of 2019; the arrangements that will be made for patients while a replacement is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52749/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: I welcome Ms Lorraine Walsh and Mr. Stephen Teap. I know them quite well at this stage. I compliment them both on the work they have done and continue to do. The journey they have come on and the way they have put themselves forward are simply incredible. I admire them both greatly. This is along with a certain woman who is now watching us on her phone at Dublin Airport on her way to New...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: Ms Walsh could not be more absolute about that. Do the witnesses believe that all the women affected should be offered an independent review as outlined? That has not been confirmed yet by the Government. We know the issues about the supports and the one outstanding issue, namely, the €2,000 award. That still has to be confirmed but will be, hopefully, in the coming days by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: The whole issue concerning the manner in which the criteria were set down and not followed is essentially part of the problem. One cannot have faith in the results generated from them, not just from individual examples but from the manner in which criteria were not executed in the way it was claimed they would. Three women’s slides were mislabelled, those of Lorraine Walsh and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: They had been mislabelled. Statistically, the chances of that happening mean one would probably win the EuroMillions quicker. It is incredible. Three people having their slides mislabelled and then ending up in this scenario with two reports is incredible. I want to ask about the sensitive topic of the Department of Health which was raised earlier by Lorraine Walsh. How would Ms Walsh...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: Throughout her submission, she complimented a whole range of different people in the HSE and across the board, as well as clinicians. The one missing is the Department of Health.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: That is horrendous.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: We hear an awful lot of commentary on the future. Mr. Teap has spoken very publicly about being a patient advocate and the many different costs of that. When Ms Walsh talked about feeling threatened and fearing consequences, she really meant it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: Ms Walsh has been very clear. This is not my committee, but she does not have to be afraid in here, as the Chairman said when he read out the note on privilege at the beginning of the meeting. A lot of questions I was going to put forward have been dealt with so I will drift into a little more detail. I have two questions for Mr. Teap. First, we know of the story of Bernadette Kiely,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: I am talking about the case as a topic as well as the individual.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: There is now a fear that there are additional non-disclosures, effectively.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: The truth is everything. I ask Mr. Teap to respond to my other question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: That is very interesting information that needs further analysis because it would cause deep concern. Mr. Teap might share that information with us and we will then perhaps process that through the right channels. I have two last questions. Both witnesses can give them quick-fire answers. First, we talk about the limitations of screening. I am very much taken by the way in which both...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: Nor have I.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: That is a very good point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: That has been very well explained.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Alan Kelly: I do.