Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will combine two questions because my time could run out. We all know that the volume of calls to the helpline are significant. We are now being advised that calls are being prioritised. How can that be done? If the three lady members present were ringing the helpline at the same time, who decides which of us would be a priority and who decides on the criteria for priority?

The advice from the HSE is that women who are worried about their screening results should go to their GP. I am aware that the GPs in west Cork are inundated already with large numbers in the waiting room. One must wait a few days, unless it is an emergency, to get an appointment to see the GP before this crisis happened at all. How can a GP, take on this workload on top of everything else?