Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

Like many other Members I am concerned about yet another breast cancer crisis and I deplore the incorrect diagnoses that have been given to eight women in Portlaoise. I feel for the six women who are currently waiting and worrying. These women have been wronged by our health system, despite the fact that, yet again, advance warning was given by letter noting the faulty, old and often dirty equipment that was being used to read these results. It was warned that this could lead to unreliable results. A similar warning letter issued in the case of Barringtons Hospital in Limerick. Is anybody listening to these warnings? Who is listening to the health experts when they write these letters? Who is accountable in the HSE? Is the Minister for Health and Children being informed of these letters?