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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: 570. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deliver 24-hour seven-day week primary percutaneous coronary intervention, PPCI, at UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30372/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: 571. To ask the Minister for Health the reason UHW is the only centre that provides PPCI on a limited nine to five, Monday to Friday basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30373/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: 572. To ask the Minister for Health if a proposal from a person (details supplied) to cease all PPCI at UHW will be rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30374/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: 573. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of providing a permanent second cath lab at UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30375/18]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: We have an hour on CervicalCheck and maybe more if we raise it ourselves during the second round of questions. Is Mr. McCallion present today and, if not, why not?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: I do not mind waiting until the Deputy's third question has been answered.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: I will be distinct with my questions. I am conscious in putting questions about process and cost that there is a human side to this issue and women who face a struggle every day, some in serious health difficulties. I want to send solidarity greetings to all of them. As a committee, we have a job to do. Our remit is to examine spend and value for money. If a mistake is made in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: I would rather Mr. Connaghan told me the correct figure rather than rely on what is stated in The Irish Times. Mr. Connaghan is the director general of the HSE. Will he come back to me with the exact figure before the meeting concludes?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: I raise this issue because there are more women coming forward. We know from media coverage that in Emma Mhic Mhathúna's case the settlement was in two parts, against the laboratory, Quest Diagnostics, and the HSE. The media coverage states that the HSE accepted liability. Can Mr. Connaghan explain for what the HSE accepted liability and, also, is this the first time the HSE has...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: That is all I wanted to know.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: My understanding was that the settlement for Vicky Phelan came almost exclusively from the laboratory. Is Mr. Connaghan saying that there was a cost to the State in respect of Vicky Phelan's settlement?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: In terms of Emma Mhic Mhathúna, it could be more substantial.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: This is an important point. As for where this might leave us when this sorry saga is eventually complete and when every woman gets the justice she deserves, I note 28 cases are potentially before the courts and 209 women were not informed of the results. If it is the case that the HSE has accepted liability for not informing Ms Mhic Mhathúna of her incorrect smear test, as Dr. McKenna...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: That is fine but Mr. Connaghan said the admission of liability, certainly in part, was because of the failure to inform this particular individual. If that is the case, 209 women were not informed. Is the HSE accepting liability that it was a mistake, in respect of all 209 women, that they were not informed? If that is the case, how will they be compensated? Notwithstanding the other 209...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: We have our job to do. I understand that much of this information is changing constantly. There are court cases that are quite complex, with different nuances in individual cases. I accept that. Nevertheless, we are trying to establish the facts at any given time. I return to the number of claims. The Irish Times reported a figure, which was accurate at that time, to the effect that...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: It has gone up by nine cases in this instance.

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: Has the figure of for the women affected increased?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: Earlier, when I put the question of admission of liability, Mr. Connaghan said that he understood the moral thinking behind the question. That is fine but we are not here to discuss either his moral thinking or mine for that matter. We are here to discuss process failures which led to potential liability and what the cost might be to the State. I understand that he might not have the full...

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: Will Mr. Connaghan give it to us again?

Public Accounts Committee: Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

David Cullinane: No, prior to this.