That Kildare County Council noting the recent Cervical Check Scandal, calls upon the Minister for Health and An Taoiseach to acknowledge, support and respond in detail to the demands of the Standing4Women campaign

My motion at Novembers Full Council meeting was; ‘That Kildare County Council noting the recent Cervical Check Scandal, calls upon the Minister for Health and An Taoiseach to acknowledge, support and respond in detail to the demands of the Standing4Women campaign. These include; Legislation and policy on mandatory open disclosure independent of patient safety bill. Provision of a start and end date and full disclosure of the 1800 smears yet to be audited, and a breakdown of the new package being negotiated with laboratories carrying out smear slide analysis including mandatory site audits.

Report Issued by: Ms M McIvor, Senior Executive Officer, Corporate Services.: This is a matter for the members to agree.