Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There were other elements that affected the confidence of the patients, including the length of time it took to have the screening, the laboratory sequence of tests and the locations of the laboratories and so forth. Has all of that been resolved in the interim? That was an area of alleged incompetence.

I fully accept, incidentally, what Dr. Russell says about the accuracy of tests because it is true. It is appalling that a woman must face a situation in which she is diagnosed and told the problem is final and there is nothing she can do about it. If it is treatable and manageable and patients can get the information in time, I presume that is now being addressed. Getting the information and treatment in time are crucial elements in the whole sequence. How are we progressing in those areas now, including returns from the laboratories, etc.?