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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: -----unless they could buy something at par value. It may be anecdotal, but it appears that some people have been able to do this. What kind of follow-through is done by NAMA afterwards? There could be people fronting for other people and things like that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I remember this well because I was one of the people who got the anti-D and was screened in the 1990s. It was a similar crisis to the one we have had with CervicalCheck. People were very scared. I was one of the lucky ones who got a negative result but some of my contemporaries got positive results and the prognosis was awful at the time. There was worry about contamination. Some people...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Is a profile available in that regard detailing the rate of infection, family members and so on?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: It would be useful.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: On the drugs that are available, is there any difference in their cost here compared to in other European countries?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Although a small number of people were infected, even relative to our small population, do we have a higher rate of hepatitis C infection than other countries because of the contamination or did such events also happen elsewhere?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Some €1.18 billion went to awards and legal fees. There must have been some learning from the scandal. Was a post-mortem conducted to identify what was handled well and what was not? We have a habit of creating problems or crises in the healthcare system and elsewhere and then resolving them. It is something of a national pastime. We do not always learn from the experiences of the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: The management of medical negligence is part of this discussion. It is very welcome that learnings have been identified. There would be something wrong if they had not. As I stated at the committee last week and on a couple of occasions in the Dáil, some things have not been learned.That women are still seeking copies of their CervicalCheck slides indicates that the system is still...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Mr. Breslin is saying - absolutely, categorically - that this is a transcription error.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I have a doubt about that and I have a reason to have a doubt about it. In regard to CervicalCheck, what was the learning from the blood contamination issue in regard to CervicalCheck and working with the person who has been the subject of the problem? Why are we still waiting for these women to get their slides?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: ----

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Is it an ongoing treatment, a cure, or is it a range?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: So it is an investment then.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree of diplomatic efforts through the EU that Ireland has made to ensure South Sudan’s peace deal remains in place; his plans to continue to support the humanitarian efforts in South Sudan; the level of co-operation on same he has had with other supporting states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48705/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Expenditure (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of homes the construction of which has been funded by NAMA; and the number of these that have been sold, by local authority and by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48669/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Departmental officials and-or his predecessor retain a file (details supplied); if his officials or his predecessor made a recommendation that a person be reinstated to their role within the Irish Prison Service through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48663/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Proceedings (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the State Claims Agency has been engaged and-or consulted regarding civil actions initiated against him, the Attorney General and the Garda Commissioner relating to matters which arose during the tenure of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48751/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of injury warrants issued historically by his Department and-or the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48662/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of instances in which the PSNI has entered here in the past five years to assist An Garda Síochána with its operations; the number of times An Garda Síochána has requested permission to leave here to assist the PSNI in Northern Ireland with its operations; the level of engagement he and An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Expenditure (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount expended by Irish Rail on private bus transfers when commuter train services were not fully available; the amount expended when DART services were not available in the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48723/18]