Health Minister rejects critics' 'revisionism' over free smear test re-checks

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Health Minister Simon Harris have been forced to deny CervicalCheck officials warned them that offering free smear test re-checks would severely damage the service - accusing critics of being involved in "revisionism".

Mr Varadkar and Mr Harris rejected the claims and accused others of causing the damage after CervicalCheck's ex-clinical director insisted she and her officials told the Department of Health of the risk hours before the plan was announced.