Dr. Irene Regan:

I wish to cite the Irish Cervical Screening Programme report. According to a 2008 statement, it was the opinion of the Irish Association for Clinical Cytology, IACC, that:

Irish laboratories provide a quality screening service as evidenced by comparison of incidence and mortality rates to other European countries. Even without an organised national screening programme, this State compares favourably to the UK which has had an organised screening programme for more than 20 years.