Cancer Screening Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 June 2006

Thursday, 1 June 2006

Questions (101)

Emmet Stagg

Question:

101 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in issuing a response to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 21 March 2006. [21436/06]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children (Ms Harney)

BreastCheck in conjunction with my Department is preparing an estimate of the costs of extending the breast screening programme nationally to women over the age of 64. My Department expects to be in a position later this month to forward the information requested by the Deputy.