Latest: Interim HSE chief says those responsible for CervicalCheck failings will be held accountable

Update: 6pm: The interim Director General of the HSE has said individuals will be held accountable for failings in the CervicalCheck programme if required.

Speaking before the Public Accounts Committee today, John Connaghon said that it was the duty of organisations and individuals to hold themselves to account, to accept responsibility for their actions and to disclose the results in a "transparent manner".