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Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Minister for answering the questions for once. There is another aspect to this: the Labour Party has been pushing for a long time for the health technology assessment, HTA, to be brought forward in respect of HPV screening of boys. HIQA must do this. This needs to be brought forward in order that we can have herd immunity and protect the population into the future. I ask the...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: The personal testimony of Emma Mhic Mhathúna was quite devastating, as everybody has said. I listened to it in my office. I will never forget it. The impact of this scandal on families across this country is causing enormous public distress. As a father and husband, I can only think of my own wife and children. I ask Members to put themselves in a similar situation. Many of us in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is accompanied by Ms Ruth Foley, deputy director of audit. Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy Fleming, and Deputy Pat Deering. The minutes of the meeting on 3 May will be ready next week. Are there any matters arising?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: The first part needs to be published.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: We will do that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: That is a good suggestion.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: How does the Deputy think it appeared in verbatim form? There is obviously a leak somewhere.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: Okay, that is noted. We will proceed to correspondence. There are three categories of correspondence. The first is briefing documents and opening statements. No. 1271A is correspondence received from Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, dated 10 May, providing briefing for the meeting which was scheduled for today but has been postponed...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: It looks like we will be able to bring it forward to 24 May.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: Let us agree now that we will start with CIT, UCC and the HEA.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: We will include that. It is down as a topic anyway, so we will start with it. That will be the first topic that day.

Public Accounts Committee: State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: We are discussing matters related to the CervicalCheck revelations. In particular, we will examine the management of legal costs and the policy on open disclosure. These matters were included in the work programme of the Committee of Public Accounts to be considered in July, but as a result of the matters that have come to light, members agreed that they should be dealt with more urgently....

Public Accounts Committee: State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: No, sorry.

Public Accounts Committee: State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: The statements are only from Mr. Breslin and Mr. Breen. I have seen so much of Mr. O'Brien this week, I thought there was a statement. Is it agreed that we will take Mr. Breslin and Mr. Breen's statements as read? Agreed. The director general of the HSE and Mr. McCallion will have to leave in an hour and a half, as the cervical cancer issues with which we are dealing are live ones and...

Public Accounts Committee: State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: We will have to move on now.

Public Accounts Committee: State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: Dr. Holohan has indicated that perhaps-----

Public Accounts Committee: State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: That is fair enough.

Public Accounts Committee: State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: Mr. O'Brien should deal with the first set of questions and then answer the follow-up question.

Public Accounts Committee: State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (10 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: Please allow Mr. O'Brien to answer the question.