Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2005
98 Dr. Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if and when the HeBE report on cervical screening will be published; her target date for the rollout of the cervical screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2334/05]
View answerThe Health Board Executive, HeBE, commissioned an international expert in cervical screening to examine the feasibility and implications of a national rollout of a cervical screening programme. The examination included an evaluation of the pilot programme, quality assurance, laboratory capacity and organisation, and the establishment of national governance arrangements. The experts' report was published by HeBE on 14 December 2004.
My Department is consulting with relevant professional representative and advocacy groups on the report as an essential input into its preparation of a detailed response to the recommendations. These groups are the Irish College of General Practitioners, An Bord Altranais, the Academy of Medical Laboratory Science, the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the RCPI, the faculty of pathology of the RCPI, the Women's Health Council and the Irish Cancer Society.
