Annie Hoey (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I wish to discuss a much smaller group of people. I am aware of women who are at risk of having the BRCA gene. I have a trio of sisters whose GP is refusing to refer them for screening because they are too young. One of them is aged 38. They cannot get into another GP practice. It is a small area. Where do people like that go when they come up against a blockage? The older sister is starting to tear her hair out because at the age of 38 she is heading very close to a risk age. I do not know if the block involves not believing women or not taking them seriously, but I am sure this happens in other areas. How do people get where they need to be when they cannot access screening? It is an exceedingly specific example but where do these people go? How do they get screening if their GP does not believe them despite the fact that a number of family members have died?