Results 12,801-12,820 of 34,632 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: We are expecting that the numbers will increase. It is not over yet.
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: The people from the Department of Health wish to comment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: The Minister has sought that so, by definition-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: -----Deputy Connolly is saying it is not clear?
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: Deputy Connolly would not have sought that clarification if it was crystal clear. We will wait to see that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: Is that with respect to CervicalCheck?
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: Who has it or where is that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: Could we get a copy?
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: We have been sitting here for over three hours and we have a rule that witnesses are entitled to a break. If we continue longer than a couple of minutes to wrap it up we must take a break.
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: I ask people to be brief with questions and answers.
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: For renewal of the contracts.
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: Deputy Cullinane is next. I ask him to be as brief as possible. If somebody needs a breath of fresh air, they should feel free to walk out for five minutes and come back in. We could be here for another then minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: For the Deputy's information, Deputy O'Connell teased that exact point out at length a few minutes ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: We are not into repetition in this committee. The Deputy will get his answer now.
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: What size is a small team? Is it four or five people, or ten or 15?
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: People would understand if it is one or two people and they are doing the other work as well. A small team in the HSE could be 15.
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: We are almost concluded. The Department of Health officials were asked why the scoping inquiry is taking longer than expected. They need not give an answer now but I want detailed notes from the Department on the work that went into preparing the timescale, not the terms of reference. The Department came up with a timescale and the Minister announced it would be in place by the end of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: He does. So it is the clinicians' fault?
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is a direct question and a direct answer, which I appreciate. Mr. Connaghan can understand this from point of view of the committee. We have had a debate based on the letters as to whether people had been informed or it was assumed they had been informed. If we have had this lengthy a debate about that in public, I shudder to think what went on in private. If we can have this level...
- Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)
Seán Fleming: I thank the witnesses. The session went longer than expected. I propose that we suspend in advance of our next sessions on Nursing Homes Ireland and the National Treatment Purchase Fund. I hope we will not have the same witnesses from the HSE and the Department of Health before us for that, for their own sakes. We will recommence with committee business at 2.30 p.m. for 15 minutes.