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- Death of Vicky Phelan: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Nov 2022)
Marian Harkin: ...her friends in the 221+ support group. Vicky will be remembered for her courage in refusing to walk away quietly when she knew that her stand would make a real difference in improving Ireland's cervical screening services. Vicky will be remembered for her brutal honesty regarding her illness. Her words opened the door for other women to speak up and speak out about how certain...
- Death of Vicky Phelan: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Nov 2022)
Denis Naughten: ...would be counterproductive to enshrine open disclosure to patients in legislation. Open disclosure needs to be embedded in legislation to bring about a complete culture change in our medical profession. The cervical cancer scandal has reinforced the fundamental need for laws of this nature. The Bill was referred to a committee on 12 December 2019, seven days after its publication, and...
- Death of Vicky Phelan: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Nov 2022)
Mattie McGrath: ...enough. The Government has failed to respect her wishes and requests. There has been nothing short of deceit and false reassurances, which is difficult to swallow. After the death of her fellow cervical cancer sufferer, the late Ruth Morrissey, Vicky Phelan wrote two years ago: I don't want your apologies. I don't want your tributes. I don't want your aide de campat my funeral. I...
- Death of Vicky Phelan: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Nov 2022)
Gino Kenny: ...about that issue. She said to us that no matter what the circumstances, you need to pledge to keep supporting and campaigning for the issue around assisted dying. Her other wish was that the cervical screening programme not be outsourced and that it be brought home. That wish needs to be honoured. We owe it to her memory and her family. Our condolences go to Jim, Darragh and Amelia.
- Death of Vicky Phelan: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Nov 2022)
Mary Lou McDonald: Vicky said, "The hardest part for me, it's not the dying, it's the leaving my children behind. That's what breaks my heart." Yesterday, at just past midnight, Vicky's battle with terminal cervical cancer ended, her young life ended, her life stolen by a vicious disease, her life stolen by profound failures of the State, of Government and of the HSE. Enormous and endless tributes flow now...
- Death of Vicky Phelan: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Nov 2022)
Leo Varadkar: ...impressive people I have ever met. There was something about her that was hard to define. She is an example to us all, a woman of limitless strength, courage and compassion. Without Vicky, the CervicalCheck non-disclosure debacle would never have come to light. Thanks to her advocacy, we can start to build a better culture in our health service, one that treats patients with respect,...
- Death of Vicky Phelan: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Nov 2022)
Catherine Connolly: ...ná gealltanais bhréaga. Is é an rud a bhí ag teastáil uaithi ná gníomh de réir ár mbriathar. Today we remember Vicky Phelan, who has passed away, and all the other women who have lost their lives as a result of the failures and the mistakes made in the cervical screening services. I am very conscious of the words of Vicky Phelan and what...