Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On 18 April of this year, the RCOG report - it is public information because we do our research here - acknowledges that there are serious IT problems.

There is an urgent need to address the outdated IT systems that support cervical screening. The programme's IT infrastructure was deemed not fit for purpose by a 2011 Department of Health report and can hamper the quality of services. Since then little progress has been made.