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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Was that before or after the announcement was made?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: It was after the announcement. The announcement was made and then-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Can Mr. Breslin give me some dates in that regard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: We know the announcement was made on 28 April but we do not know what discussions were held in advance of that, although Mr. Breslin has told us they were at a senior level.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: He did not seek advice from the director general.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: What were the issues in respect of the decision on the laboratories that were not properly grounded?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: The Minister was reassured about the quality assurance within the report by the Scally report.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Is it correct that Dr. McKenna said that six of the 15 laboratories have been visited?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: With regard to the laboratories in the US which are used for analysis, is there a programme whereby people from the HSE visit these laboratories? I will tell the witnesses why I am asking this. There was a concern that tests that were outsourced were then being outsourced again and, possibly, outsourced a third time. I ask my questions as somebody who uses the service and as somebody who...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I am not trying to be awkward but does that involve someone being physically present in these places?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Are we not moving to repatriate services? I understand the need for the dual focus. To go back to my earlier question, this involves people being physically present every three to four years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Is Mr. McCallion able to say with confidence that we have had somebody physically present in every laboratory in which samples taken from women in Ireland were tested?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: As we sit here, could there still be tests going to labs which have not had a formal physical inspection or in which there has not been anybody present to oversee quality assurance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: The company I worked for would have been delighted if the people doing quality assurance had accepted a conference call. It was an on-site visit. My final question relates to the €5 million allocated for the national CervicalCheck laboratory. Will that be affected by the cost overrun in respect of the national children's hospital?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: That is excellent news. I call Deputy Kelly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Everything, however, might be re-profiled, but that is not an impact.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Can Deputy Kelly finish, please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I am obliged to offer a break if anybody wishes to take one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Our witnesses are absolutely allowed to do that.