Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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280. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention was drawn during court proceedings to the HSE legal strategy regarding a case (details supplied) against clinical pathology laboratories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19738/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I received a briefing note in relation to a legal case which had been taken against MedLab/Clinical Pathology Laboratories Ltd, a company providing cytopathology for CervicalCheck, and the HSE on 16 April 2018.

I received further information on issues related to the communication of the outcome of the CervicalCheck clinical audit process to women in the period after that legal case became public.

I have published that briefing note and set out the information available to me on the record of the Dail on Tuesday, 1 May 2018, including during questions from the opposition.

Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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281. To ask the Minister for Health if he or officials from his Department had meetings or briefings with officials of the HSE regarding the tests conducted by clinical pathology laboratories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19739/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I have not had any interactions with officials of the HSE in relation to the tests conducted by clinical pathology laboratories.

I am not aware of any interactions between my Department and HSE officials in relation to such tests.

Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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282. To ask the Minister for Health when his attention was drawn to the scale of the failures regarding the tests conducted by clinical pathology laboratories; and when his attention was drawn to the HSE legal strategy in a case (details supplied). [19740/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I received a briefing note in relation to a legal case which had been taken against MedLab/Clinical Pathology Laboratories Ltd, a company providing cytopathology for CervicalCheck, and the HSE on 16 April 2018.

I received further information on issues related to the communication of the outcome of the CervicalCheck clinical audit process to women in the period after that legal case became public.

I have published that briefing note and set out the information available to me on the record of the Dail on Tuesday, 1 May 2018, including during questions from the opposition.