Mr. Damien McCallion:

I appreciate that. I will take the specific case and then the broader learning from it. I became aware of the specific case late last night and have asked for the woman to get a callback this morning. It came to me through a different source and I have asked for an arrangement to be put in place for her this morning. We are taking them chronologically so that people are waiting for the shortest period of time possible but in terms of clinical resources, we are pulling the resources from the hospitals. That is where the clinical staff are based. The screening service itself has a very small pool of clinical staff who can answer those questions. The cancer screening programme is also supporting it. We are looking from all the agencies - those that are contracted and those that are not. We have looked at cross-Border options. We have tried to ensure that no stone is left unturned to maximise that. We have made some progress but I accept that it is still an extensive delay for some people in getting through. Our priority is to look at those women who have had a history first. These women are being prioritised with the hospitals, which are working through those cases this week. That is the overall response. With regard to the specific case mentioned by the Senator, last night, I asked that the woman in question receive a call this morning.