CervicalCheck Victims Welcoming Cabinet Decision To Approve Bill Allowing Tribunal For Affected Women
A support group for victims of the CervicalCheck scandal is welcoming the decision by Cabinet to approve a bill allowing a tribunal to be set up for affected women.
The CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill will go before the Dáil next week and if passed, it would mean the women won't have to go to court to have their cases heard.
It was also announced that a 20,000 euro ex-gratia payment is being made available for all women affected by the non-disclosure of the CervicalCheck audit.
221+ spokesperson Stephen Teap from Cork lost his wife, Irene, to cervical cancer in July 2017.
He said he hopes there will be no delay in getting the tribunal set up:
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