Council supports Standing4 Women
SINN Fein councillor Chris MacManus has warned that the fallout from the Cervical Cancer scandal meant some women yet to be audited “are seriously ill and may be running out of time.”
Councillor Chris MacManus added that these audits of at least 1,800 smear tests need to take priority above and beyond anything else.
His motion calling on the Council to call An Taoiseach and the Minister for Health to “acknowledge, support and respond in detail to the demands of the Standing4 Women campaign” was adopted unanimously.
Supporting the motion, Independent Councillor Declan Bree said he had “significant concerns about the outsourcing of health services” and it was “clear that it has cost lives”.
“By gradually parcelling off our healthcare system we are ensuring decisions are being made on the basis of profit,” he said.