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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: The same seven minutes the Chair had. Sorry, that was just a bit of a joke. I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their work. I was embarrassed that they felt they needed to apologise about timelines in the beginning. Their work is excellent. It is one of the best reports we have seen in these Houses in my time, especially one delivered in a short time. I have many questions but...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: Dr. Scally could not get into that detail. We have a view that the laboratories are in line with international standards but we do not have proof of that in the 221 cases. Why do we have a scenario whereby this was not investigated at the time given the consequences of that, which we all know about today? That is my first group of questions. I will list the other questions because the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: Yes, with four components. Dare I say, it is probably-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: -----the most important question. Is Dr. Scally absolutely certain he has got all of the information?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: I mean all of the information. I noted that Dr. Scally said in his introduction that he is unaware of any further documents or information. That does not mean they do not exist. I helped to provide the colposcopists' minutes to the committee once upon a time and I still read them. We need to have a process to deal with accountability within the HSE as regards the screening programme and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: There was a misconception about what was happening.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: My question is based on the issue being bigger than the slides. Why was an investigation not done at the time when they knew there were issues? That would happen under any contract in any piece of work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: I agree with that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: Dr. Scally is saying that QA is, frankly, non-existent.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: There was a short question on co-operation and Mr Scally said he was unaware of other documents.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: Does Dr. Scally's team not have them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: Why not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: I seek a quick clarification on that. As we sit here on 10 November-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: Sorry, October. This election stuff is going through my head.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: Has the HSE given permission to the National Cancer Registry of Ireland to transfer all that information?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: Is Dr. Scally certain it has happened?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: I asked this question months ago. I never thought it was required but they hid behind it - the fact that they believed it was required.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: The Chairman might just check that. I would encourage a check because I am not sure it was transferred.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: It is an important question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: Will Dr. Scally elaborate on the pattern of management?