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Friday 2 October 2020
Campaigners and advocates met with Stephen Donnelly yesterday.
The tribunal was delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Leo Varadkar said the Government will put forward patient safety legislation in the Dail.
The judge said the “tragic circumstances had most sadly, come to fruition”.
The 39-year-old CervicalCheck campaigner and mother died on Sunday.
Paul Reid said he has written to Paul Morrissey, Ruth’s husband, to offer an apology on behalf of the HSE.
CervicalCheck campaigner Lorraine Walsh said Morrissey’s death marked “a very sad day” for the women of Ireland.
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“Neither the HSE nor the State has ever apologised to her, and now it is too late,” a family statement said.
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All screening services were cancelled in March when the Covid-19 pandemic began.
The Supreme Court case had grappled with the complicated issue of whether “absolute confidence” was needed in a screening programme.
Professor Kitchener said the findings of the RCog report “were striking” with “significant implications”, but “not unexpected”.
Walsh stepped away from her role at the CervicalCheck patient steering committee in October.
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Walsh, who developed cervical cancer, was one of the 221 women whose smear tests were read incorrectly.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists review found the CervicalCheck programme was working effectively overall.
The comments come following a Supreme Court hearing into Ruth Morrissey’s High Court ruling earlier this year.
Speaking to RTÉ Radio One today, Phelan said she was “annoyed” that the apology was delayed.
The Taoiseach yesterday formally apologised to the women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal.
Varadkar apologised to the women, their partners and their children for the pain they suffered.
Today Dr Gabriel Scally said some women had been “treated appallingly”.
Emma was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016.
The woman claims that Clinical Pathology Laboratories or its agents were guilty of negligence or breach of duty.
Some 99% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV.
Patient representatives, however, say a full apology is only possible with a full understanding of who’s accountable.
The case of Sharon – who waited months to receive her results – was outlined in a rapid review of CervicalCheck yesterday.
The government has said the appeal does not relate to the €2.1 million in damages and that the Morrisseys will retain that irrespective of the outcome.
The HSE said expired samples, as well as expired or damaged vials, are “an inevitable feature” of cervical screening programmes.
As the backlog of smear tests continues to cause delays, the HSE is struggling to restore public confidence in the screening programme.
One women whose GP noticed a visual abnormality in her cervix was told she could be waiting more than six months.
The HSE has made contact with the women to give them their results directly.
“It is unfortunate that the CervicalCheck programme has been hit with another body blow,” Sinn Féin TD Louise O’Reilly said.
Sinn Féin TD Louise O’Reilly described the situation as “screening on the cheap”.
The State Claims Agency said its appeal will not relate to the decision on the award of damages.
The two laboratories involved in the case have said that they would appeal.
A report released yesterday indicated that Irish smear samples were sent to 16 labs – not 6, as was initially reported in 2018.
Dr Gabriel Scally’s latest report is the just the latest review into the CervicalCheck scandal.
Yesterday Ruth Morrissey said she hopes the decision in her case will be a positive thing for other women affected by the scandal.
Morrissey and her husband Paul took the action against the HSE and two US laboratories.
Phelan made the comments in an interview with The Irish Times.
TODAY IS THE first day of the government’s new Stay and Spend Scheme, aimed at encouraging people to spend in hospitality sectors in the coming months.
These sectors have been hit severely by Covid-19, and the scheme will see taxpayers able to avail of up to €125 back in tax credits from spending at pubs, restaurants, hotels, B&Bs and related businesses until the scheme ends on 30 April 2021.
However, to avail of the scheme you must have an income tax or USC liability against which the tax credit can be set. This means that the likes of some pensioners and the unemployed are not eligible.
And the scheme will only apply to businesses that have registered for the scheme (a full list is here).
So, today we’re asking you: Will you make use of the Stay and Spend Scheme?
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