I propose to take Questions Nos. 275, 276, 283 and 284 together.
The HSE has confirmed that CervicalCheck is not in opposition to the actions of the Supreme Court or of the Government.
The HSE, National Screening Service (NSS) and CervicalCheck programme have been recently communicating about the contents and recommendations of Expert Reference Groups’ (ERG) reports, which were published by the HSE on 21st October 2020, and which set out the future framework for clinical audit of interval cancers in our cancer screening programmes (CervicalCheck, BreastCheck and BowelScreen).
These reports were commissioned by the HSE in line with recommendations in the Scally Scoping Inquiry, and the full reports are available on the HSE website.
As Minister for Health, my priority is to continue the work to restore the CervicalCheck screening programme as a leading international cancer screening programme, to improve public trust and confidence in screening, and further the global aim to eradicate cervical cancer.