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CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Jul 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: This Bill seeks to extend the operation of the CervicalCheck tribunal until January 2022 and to provide for an additional extension to July 2022, available at the discretion of the Minister for Health. Of course I support this Bill. It makes sense for the period of time in which a compensation claim can be lodged to be extended significantly if we consider the fact that, up to two months...

CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Jul 2021)

Catherine Connolly: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide. This was mentioned in Dr. Gabriel Scally's report, which was published in September 2018. It goes on to say, "In Ireland in 2015 (the most recent year for which data is published), there were 241 cases of cervical cancer." It then goes on to talk about the importance of screening and of an effective screening service. We...

CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Jul 2021)

Mairead Farrell: ...happened in the past; this reality still hurts women today. While we regularly hear Government politicians lament the treatment of women in the past, those words ring hollow when we consider the CervicalCheck scandal. The fact that women with cervical cancer were told that smear results, which showed them to be clear, were in fact inaccurate, is nightmarish. Not only this, the...

CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: ...intends to address the issue, given that when he was in opposition, he seemed to agree with and share these concerns when we discussed the original Act. I will make some general comments on the CervicalCheck scandal. Women affected by this scandal, and some of us who have raised it here, have had to listen continually to an avalanche of commentators and experts explaining to us that...

CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Jul 2021)

Mick Barry: ...by eating disorders. Many people are forced abroad for treatment. Second-class citizenship for women in the healthcare system must be ended. There should be justice for women in relation to cervical cancer. We can start by extending the deadline for compensation but that is not the key issue. The key issue is the way in which this tribunal works has to change.

CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Jul 2021)

Cathal Crowe: ...that she can. I wish her every success going forward. It is important in the same breath to also mention a woman from my own county, Laura Brennan, who was also an ardent campaigner on the CervicalCheck fiasco. She was a young lady who lost her life in March 2019. I hope the Bill will enjoy the support of all Deputies. It is essential that we extend the period within which...