Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2022-11-15
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Róisín Shortall (SD), Dublin North-West

I do not think anybody would disagree with the importance of population-based screening. We would all encourage women to participate in CervicalCheck. However, we must deliver on the promises that were made when the failures in CervicalCheck were identified.
In addition to the two points I raised with the Taoiseach, there are three outstanding commitments from the Scally report that must be actioned. These include the commitment to ensure that clinicians meet with their patients or the families of patients who are deceased in order to discuss the failures of the system and the failure to inform them of the outcome of the review of smear tests. That has not been actioned yet. Two other commitments relate to data retention and the implications for other Departments in terms of the learnings from the Scally report.
In December 2020, Judge Meenan issued a report on medical negligence. That has also not been actioned yet. Can the Taoiseach update the House on when we are likely to see progress on each of those issues?

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Sitting date: 2022-11-15