There has been criticism of how the government has handled the controversy, which is now into its third week. And there have been suggestions that the government should have managed the crisis in the same way as the response to extreme weather events. He said: "The second is to get to the facts and the only way we can do that is through the Scally inquiry." This is the scoping inquiry being carried out by Dr Gabriel Scally who is due to report in June. He said the fourth priority is to "restore confidence in cancer screening and that’s what we’re trying to do."

Source: Irish Independent May 14, 2018 12:11 UTC