Patricia Ryan
Question:1734. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in implementing the recommendations of the Scally report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20782/22]
View answerTuesday, 26 April 2022
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The Programme for Government commits to fully implement the recommendations contained in Dr Scally’s Report of the Scoping Inquiry, and all other reports into CervicalCheck.
There has been significant progress made in implementing the recommendations and associated actions from Dr Scally's report. The Department of Health engages on an ongoing basis with the HSE and the National Cancer Registry of Ireland to oversee implementation the recommendations. The latest progress report, published by the Department of Health, shows that at end 2021, just four (4) out of 170 actions remain to be completed. Work is well underway in completing the four remaining actions, which are all 'in progress' and a priority focus for completion in 2022.
Since Quarter 1 2019, the Department of Health has been publishing quarterly progress reports on the implementation of the recommendations made in Dr Scally’s 2018 report; the full archive and previous quarterly progress reports are available on the Department of Health website.
Dr Scally last reported on the implementation of the recommendations of his Scoping Inquiry in April 2020. In this review report, Dr Scally says that substantial progress has been made, the vast majority of actions were on track or were completed, and he is satisfied with the approach and structures in place for implementation. In addition, the CervicalCheck Steering Committee, chaired by Professor Anne Scott, and which includes representatives from 221+ Group and patient advocates in its membership have a role in oversight role in the implementation of the remaining recommendations.
I have asked Dr Gabriel Scally to conduct a final progress review of implementation of the recommendations of his Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck screening programme and this is now underway.