Political blame over CervicalCheck
Senators Leyden, Conway and others argued over whether the issue was being politicised, with references to earlier decisions on outsourcing and responsibility. The Chair repeatedly intervened to keep the discussion focused on tomorrow’s agenda item.
For someone who does not want to make a political football of the issue, Senator Conway is certainly doing that this morning. He is bringing back a past situation.
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The Senator was replying to the Order of Business.
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I commend Senator Ardagh on the excellent contribution she made here this morning. This is a critical situation for everyone involved. Let us be clear about that. I also want to say that, when he was the Opposition spokesman for health in 2008, our colleague here, Senator Reilly, raised concerns about the outsourcing of the test to the United States of America. The strange thing about it is that when he became Minister, he did not do anything about it. It is on the record. He was the Minister at the time.
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He raised concerns and I am just saying-----
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The Senator's party had signed the contracts.
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-----that it is factually true-----