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National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: To clarify, I asked what exactly had been done before the offer was made to every woman and whether steps were taken to inject that capacity into the system. My point on outsourcing was that it was a political decision, albeit not made by the Minister's Government. It was a political not a clinical decision. Regardless of what is in the Scally report, therefore, we have never seen any...

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I have no objection to that but if we are not going to have a back-and-forth-----

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: -----very specific questions have been asked.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: During the course of our contributions we have all asked questions. The Minister has been taking notes and if the Minister is confident to go ahead then I am happy to also cede my time on the basis that we get our questions answered.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sharing time with Deputy Ó Caoláin. I thank those women and their families who came forward. I remind the House that the State wanted Vicky Phelan to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Because that non-disclosure agreement was resisted, information came into the public domain. Now everybody says we all are in favour of such information always being in the public domain but...

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: On 5 December, the Minister told us he was informed by the Department of Health that this issue had arisen and that the HSE was establishing the facts. He then received subsequent interim updates, pending the completion of the work of the expert clinical team and the final confirmation.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: As I said yesterday, the National Association of General Practitioners, NAGP, wrote to the Minister to outline the backlog in August of last year. That was a fairly strongly worded letter that came from Maitiú Ó Tuathail of the NAGP. However, it does not appear that the Department or the Minister's office acted on the concerns that were raised therein. There are four months...

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Once awareness of an issue like cervical cancer is raised, notwithstanding the problems, demand is going to go up. That was already known, yet it does appear that no work was done to ensure that the capacity existed. It was very easy to see that there was going to be an increase in demand yet it seems no work was done to ensure that the extra capacity was added. Extra capacity was going to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Grievance Procedures (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if constructive criticism by an employee in the public sector, which is in the interest of addressing failures within a public sector workplace, is viewed in the same manner as a whistleblower; the action an employee can take if their concerns are dealt with in a persecutory manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5812/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Code of Conduct (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date from which the present Civil Service code dates; his views on whether such codes require updating every few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5813/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Code of Conduct (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of codes of ethics within the Civil Service; the status of same in the context of the Civil Service codes; if there can be conflicts between membership professional codes of ethics and the civil service codes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5814/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I fully appreciate that the Minister says his colleagues accept now that he did the right thing and that, had he had a time machine, everything would be exactly as it is now. I would reflect on those remarks if I were him because I do not believe the view is shared by other people. Those who look in at this are dissatisfied. The hands-off approach that has been referred to by me and others...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: At least two of them are not so-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I am looking for only two more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: It was €148.5 million above €637 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: So the highest one was €177 million above €637 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: That is fine but Mr. Jim Breslin realises that questions are asked by people. I will not compare the project to building a house but one would have thought that when one bid came in substantially lower, red flags would have been raised about how to proceed. These are the questions that are being answered now. Clearly, they could not do what was proposed. That is why we are using phrases...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Is Mr. Jim Breslin confident that that would have been less expensive than what we are dealing with now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Regarding the threat of the High Court, Mr. Breslin stated what might have been done but it might not have been. It is certainly unlikely to have cost €131 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, but the Minister oversaw the process by which the company was selected.