Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Last week I asked the State Claims Agency whether there were other screening programmes, in respect of which court actions had been initiated. I was told that there were four in the case of BreastCheck. Are they in the same range in terms of what has emerged? There are 11 in regard to cervical screening. We do not know whether all 11 relate to the same thing. I presume they do. Have the four related to BreastCheck to do with the screening programme? In much of the correspondence we have received, there are concerns or suggestions people with lower level skills will be taken on to try to make sure there are no delays in the programme. Do we know anything about this? Once the number is available and the issue known about, it has the potential to undermine another vital screening programme.