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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...and their families must be informed. They should expect openness and honesty. If the health service does not recognise a problem, how can it deal with it? There has been reform of the cervical screening programme because of Vicky Phelan and many other women who became involved in the cervical check issue. However, some of the important changes that Vicky advocated remain...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising those issues. I dealt with some of these questions earlier but will deal with the specifics again. On the national cervical screening laboratory at the Coombe, the building is complete. It was completed in October. It is expected that it will become operational by the end of the year.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...for the HSE. It is working with the faculty of pathology to build the required expertise. As already stated, Dr. Cillian De Gascun was recently appointed as interim director of the national cervical screening laboratory. A lot will depend on the pace of recruitment. It is a matter of high-level expertise. Thankfully, new technologies that reduce the capacity for human error have...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Work in respect of the national cervical screening laboratory at the Coombe is under way. It will take time before it will have sufficiency to offer full national coverage, although I would point out - and we have to be objective as best as we can - that Dr. Scally did not find, in respect of the particular lab, that there was a higher or lower incidence than elsewhere. Be that as it may,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...passing and that her legacy will be more effective and respectful treatment for the women who come after her. That is extremely important and is an issue we want to follow through on. On the CervicalCheck programme, the ultimate goal, supported by Vicky and many involved in the 221+ group, is population-based screening, the continuation of the cervical screening programme and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...death. The nation mourns with them. Vicky Phelan was a force of nature. In pursuit of justice she was fearless and relentless. She was unstoppable. If it was not for Vicky's courage, the CervicalCheck scandal may never have been exposed. With inspiring dignity Vicky took on the State that had failed her so badly. It was a battle she should never have had to fight but fight it she...