Dr. Tony Holohan:

We have a better organised screening programme. Our services in terms of performance and protecting the population from the incidence of cervical cancer works better in this country with our organised screening. The evidence is very clear that organised screening with pap smears at intervals of three years in accredited labs colposcopy services is the appropriate interval. There is little point in having more frequent smears in a situation where the other organisational features of a programme are not there.