Results 1-11 of 11 for cervical speaker:Simon Coveney

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...sample having been given by a woman. This is the secondary test when low-grade changes are detected. The HSE is working with Quest Diagnostics, which is one of the three laboratories used by the cervical cancer screening programme, to address the situation that has been identified regarding HPV tests. Of the approximately 500,000 samples tested by Quest since 2015, the HSE has advised...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...be able to bring sensible proposals that can be the basis for an agreement to avoid the significant impact on patients that strike action would bring. We all hope that will be possible. The CervicalCheck matter has been very demanding, particularly for so many women and their families who have felt its impact. It has also had an impact in the Department of Health, the HSE and the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...main factors contributing to the increase in demand. As well as women presenting for out-of-cycle smear tests since April, we have also seen an increase in the number of women attending for normal CervicalCheck appointments. While this increase in participation by women in cervical screening is very welcome, it is contributing to delays and pressures. Between 1 May 2018 and 30...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...may increase after we get the report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists report, which is currently under way. We know that the overall number being reviewed is higher than the CervicalCheck audit because there were a number of cases notified to the National Cancer Registry but not included in that audit. Members will recall that as soon as the Minister, Deputy...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...to. We are acting through the Department of Health and the HSE. A political decision will have to be made as to how we respond to pre-11 May costs incurred by families who are victims of the cervical checks scandal, and how that is appropriately addressed. Do we acknowledge the costs via an ex gratiapayment? Do we meet only those costs that are linked to paper work? We have to decide...

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2018)

Simon Coveney: ..., we should be careful in what we say and who we blame. Natural justice should not be set aside because of people's understandable anger and anxiety. As regards the outsourcing of testing, cervical smear tests are currently carried out by three institutions: Quest Diagnostics in New Jersey in the United States; MedLab Pathology Limited, which is a US company based in Dublin, although...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2018)

Simon Coveney: I accept absolutely that we have to ask all of the hard questions after a case like this. However, I want also to reassure people, particularly those outside the House, that CervicalCheck rates very well in comparison with similar screening systems in other parts of the world. There is no perfect system and human errors will occur in screening programmes, particularly with 250,000 people a...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2018)

Simon Coveney: I heard the interview this morning, which raised some questions and did not provide full clarity in terms of the Health Service Executive's response. The clinical director of CervicalCheck has spoken on radio in the past hour and provided much more clarity on the issues. I thank both individuals for their efforts to bring clarity. I am sure the Minister will be happy to deal with questions...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...effectively a false negative from the screening programme. Such false negatives occur because there is no perfect screening programme in place anywhere in the world. The view of those involved in CervicalCheck is that the systems in place here are as good as those in place anywhere in the world and better than most. In that regard, CervicalCheck is open to peer review, independent...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...to her and to her family. It might be helpful for me to put on the record what is going to change as a result and how that has come about. In 2014, at the time when Vicky Phelan was diagnosed, CervicalCheck initiated clinical reviews for all notified cases of cervical cancer arising from screening. At that time, the information was used to inform improvements in the system and was...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Mar 2006)

Simon Coveney: ...Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are potentially 10,000 women with pre-cancerous C1N3 of the cervix undiagnosed due to the lack of a dedicated cervical screening program; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8360/06]