Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2014
670. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of extending the BreastCheck screening programme to women aged between 65 and 70 years of age in order that these women would receive free BreastCheck screening every two years [29003/14]
View answer729.. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of extending the BreastCheck screening programme to women aged between 65 and 70 years of age in order that these women would receive free BreastCheck screening every two years.
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 670 and 729 together.
The BreastCheck Programme provides free mammograms to all women aged 50-64. A priority of the BreastCheck Programme at present is to maximise national uptake in the 50-64 year age cohort. It is my intention to extend the upper age range to include the 65-69 age cohort as soon as possible in line with available resources. Details and timing of the costs arising from any extension of the age range will be considered in the context of the Estimates process.
