Paul Connaughton
Question:32 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children the proposals, if any, there are to introduce strict quality control measures through guidelines for laboratories for the carrying out of screening for cervical cancer; if so, whether these guidelines will include standards for the training and competence of screeners, definitions of smear inadequacy, rapid re-screening measures, fail-safe recall systems and a clinical audit of performance and workloads to ensure consistency of performance; the action, if any, he will take to implement the proposal on national cervical cancer screening programme; and the position in this regard. [14114/98]