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The CervicalCheck Tribunal was established by statutory order (see below) at 00.01 this morning
DESPITE
an announcement yesterday evening by Minister @DonnellyStephen, following a meeting with @221plus reps, that its establishment would be paused
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The CervicalCheck Tribunal was established by statutory order (see below) at 00.01 this morning
DESPITE
an announcement yesterday evening by Minister @DonnellyStephen, following a meeting with @221plus reps, that its establishment would be paused
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The Department of Health even issued a statement, which they shared with @221plus, to say that:
"At the request of the 221+ Group, the establishment of the Tribunal has been paused for a number of days to allow it to engage with its members"
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"At the request of the 221+ Group, the establishment of the Tribunal has been paused for a number of days to allow it to engage with its members"
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Yet, at 6pm this evening
18 HOURS
after the Tribunal was established, we get a phone call from a DoH official to inform us that the Tribunal that we do NOT support has been established, and to tell us that the Minister and officials were unable to delay it.
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18 HOURS
after the Tribunal was established, we get a phone call from a DoH official to inform us that the Tribunal that we do NOT support has been established, and to tell us that the Minister and officials were unable to delay it.
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The order to establish the Tribunal had already been signed by the Minister on October 21 last.
We made it quite clear last Friday, Oct 23 and again on Monday last, Oct 27 that we wanted it paused.
We were promised that would happen.
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We made it quite clear last Friday, Oct 23 and again on Monday last, Oct 27 that we wanted it paused.
We were promised that would happen.
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This promise was broken.
The Department, this evening, issued the following statement:
"Following a meeting with the 221+ Group on Monday...the Min for Health and Department officials formally pursued the delaying of the establishment of the CervicalCheck Tribunal.
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The Department, this evening, issued the following statement:
"Following a meeting with the 221+ Group on Monday...the Min for Health and Department officials formally pursued the delaying of the establishment of the CervicalCheck Tribunal.
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"However, as the order establishing the Tribunal had already been signed and sent for publication on Friday 23, this could not be reversed."
The Minister should NOT have signed the order last week allowing the Tribunal to be established.
As early as last Tuesday...
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The Minister should NOT have signed the order last week allowing the Tribunal to be established.
As early as last Tuesday...
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the Minister KNEW that the @221plus were NOT happy with the format of the Tribunal & that we would not support it.
The Minister should NOT have signed the order.
The Tribunal is NOT fit for purpose
We have communicated the issues very clearly and what needs to happen
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The Minister should NOT have signed the order.
The Tribunal is NOT fit for purpose
We have communicated the issues very clearly and what needs to happen
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It is now firmly up to the Minister & Government to right this wrong and make good on the demands of the @221plus for a just and fair Tribunal.
The alternative is a Tribunal that is in danger of going the way of the infamous e-voting machines - an embarrassing & costly mistake.
The alternative is a Tribunal that is in danger of going the way of the infamous e-voting machines - an embarrassing & costly mistake.
