Mr. Jim Breslin:

I can give a very quick answer to that question. It will be rolled out in September of this year.

The decision to carry out retests was made by the Minister based on professional advice, and we have been through that issue over the course of the morning. The Minister received advice, including the advice of the Chief Medical Officer. We could speculate on the inverse care law, but there are a couple of things we should consider. Without the State saying that it would fund a consultation, those with the means to do so would have participated and others without the means would probably have been least likely to participate. The fact that the State provided funding equalised things to some degree. It also must be considered that there is quite a fall-off between the number that had consultations with their GPs who then went on to take a test. It seems that the very fact that they were reassured was sufficient for them at that stage. Ultimately, if people did not come forward, get a retest or go to their GP, the programme still has those people and will continue to call them for uptake. They are still within the programme; it is not the case that they have fallen out of it. They will still be in the programme and called according to the timescale set out therein.