Cancer tests inquiry hits out at delays

The CervicalCheck scoping inquiry has been severely hampered by the failure of state bodies to supply it with legible documentation, leading to accusations of deliberate obstruction.

It has emerged that a “significant proportion” of 4,000 documents — the vast majority only supplied to the inquiry team in the past week — are unsearchable, and in some cases, difficult to read.

Requests for information were made by the inquiry to the HSE, the Department of Health, the State Claims Agency and the National Cancer Registry.