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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Does Dr. McKenna have some idea of the accuracy difference?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I understand the witnesses cannot give us the figures now, but I am conscious that during deliberations figures get thrown around. Women may be watching this and in the interest of putting factual information on the record, I ask that Dr. McKenna would circulate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Where there is room for any doubt, it is not fair on people.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: To avoid speculating, that would be very helpful.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I am conscious of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I understand that and I am not trying to hurry the Deputy unduly. I am just reminding him. His colleague is waiting to come in as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Thank you. I am conscious Deputy Bríd Smith has been waiting patiently but, as is the convention at this committee, I will take committee members first. I call Deputy O'Connell. We have all been making every effort to keep within our time, although I have not given out any gold stars. This could be her opportunity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: I thank Deputy O'Connell for her class analysis of the health service as well. Deputy Bríd Smith has been very patient.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: Deputy Kelly and Senator Burke are indicating they have questions. I have some follow-up questions too.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Louise O'Reilly: My apologies to Deputy Durkan. Deputy O'Connell will also be added to my list forthwith. The former director general of the HSE said on RTÉ at the weekend that the commitment to roll out free smear tests has had consequences the Minister did not foresee. With the benefit of more rounded advice, the Minister might have come to a different decision. The director general was not aware...
- 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...