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- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (11 Jun 2020)
Mattie McGrath: ...be kept open as a hospital? There should be no more lame excuses that it was not fit, that people could not go up the stairs and whatever else. That cannot be allowed. I refer to BreastCheck, the cervical smear tests and all the other tests. People are waiting anxiously. We see the Minister's former leader advocating for the hospice, and fair dues to him. People with prostate...
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (11 Jun 2020)
Peadar Tóibín: ...by the end of this year and into the next year. We in Aontú have been highly vocal in repeatedly raising the issue of cancer screening. A decision was made in March to cancel breast and cervical cancer screenings but was the Minister involved in making that decision? When asked, the HSE indicated this happened on foot of Government advice. Did the Minister know a decision had...
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (11 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: .... He was very effective on this and we will see where it brings us. I will ask the HSE to ensure that it is able to order sufficient samples. I fully accept the Deputy's bona fides on cervical screening. It will be one of the first screening programmes to recommence. I continue to engage weekly with the national screening service. On intellectual disabilities, specifically...
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (11 Jun 2020)
Alan Kelly: In the case of University Hospital Limerick, the situation is awful. Some of my questions on cervical cancer have been asked. The Minister knows I wish to know when the tribunal will start. I have spoken to all the advocates and I do not buy the plan to bring back screening. It does not make sense to delay cervical cancer screening until the end of the month and see no reason it has not...
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (11 Jun 2020)
Pauline Tully: ...highly experienced Irish midwives have been forced to emigrate. Now is the time to bring them home and enhance maternity services in Ireland for all expectant mothers. I also have a question on cervical smear testing. Ms Naomi Thornton Ryan has started a petition to request an immediate reinstatement of this testing. She has no way of getting the petition to the Minister and so asked...
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (11 Jun 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: ...as soon as possible. I believe those are the words the National Screening Service gave to him. Given that general practitioners can now take smear tests, "as soon as possible" would mean that CervicalCheck screening should restart now, but that is not what is happening. Two days ago, the National Screening Service provided a detailed update as to what is happening. As the Minister...