Cancer Screening Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 July 2006

Thursday, 6 July 2006

Questions (89)

Emmet Stagg

Question:

85 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in providing the information sought under Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 8 November 2005. [27396/06]

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 by the end of this month to forward the information requested by the Deputy.