Taoiseach to apologise to women impacted by CervicalCheck scandal

Health Minister Simon Harris confirmed the apology after he and the Taoiseach met with members of the 221+ CervicalCheck patient support group.

Taoiseach to apologise to women impacted by CervicalCheck scandal
Wed, 07 Aug, 2019 - 18:28
Joyce Fegan

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will issue an apology to all women impacted by the CervicalCheck programme failures in the next Dáil term.

Health Minister Simon Harris confirmed the apology after he and the Taoiseach met with members of the 221+ CervicalCheck patient support group.

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