Dr. Nóirín Russell:

I thank the Deputy. I will start by addressing his first point about capacity in colposcopy. Year two of the programme will commence in the middle of next year so from June onwards in 2021. We are delighted to have secured €2 million in extra funding for colposcopy services for 2021.

One of the key points we are planning for closely with the national women and infants programme is to ensure we increase capacity in gynaecology services. Currently, one third of women who are referred into colposcopy clinics are referred in because of symptoms. Those women would be more appropriately and holistically assessed if they attended rapid access gynaecology clinics under the care of the national women and infants programme. That would free up capacity in the colposcopy clinics to look after women who screen positive and need further investigation.

As I said, we are delighted to have received funding and we are working collaboratively because it is actually a small community in Ireland who have the necessary skills to provide colposcopy. We need to ensure we match the capacity of women's needs and make sure we have the appropriate healthcare professionals to see them. It is, however, absolutely key that women who have symptoms, first, do not delay presenting to their GP. They must be seen urgently and assessed and the GPs and primary care specialists must have an avenue of rapid access to gynaecology clinics for women with symptoms. I believe that was the first question. The Deputy will have to remind me on the second point he addressed.