The full details of the Scally report into the CervicalCheck scandal were published today.

The report found "serious gaps" in expertise and governance of the cervical screening programme, and concluded that the problems are "redolent of a whole-system failure".

Scally also said he didn't believe there was any kind of conspiracy or cover-up involved.

Michelle Hennessy, senior reporter with The Journal, detailed some of the 50 recommendations included in the report, such as the continuation of audits and revision of the open disclosure policy, as well as "a duty of candour between the organisations involved and between individual doctors and patients."

Labour TD Alan Kelly says he thinks the leak was strategic, and that the Scally report is "one of the most comprehensive reports" he has seen.

"We deserve to see transparency regarding who made what decisions. We do need to make a decision, but it can't impact on the implementation time-frame for the recommendations."

Stephen Teap, whose wife Irene died last year having been diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2015, says his initial reaction to yesterday's leak was "disgust".

He says he is pleased with the report and the level of detail within it. He now wants to see the identified solutions put in place as quickly as possible: "The key priority is implementing the 50 recommendations."

Stephen doesn't think there was a cover-up, but rather that people were unwilling to take on responsibility: "I don't think anyone in the HSE is competent enough to cover anything up."

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