Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion
Ms Anne O'Connor:
I cannot put a date on it. Our priority is to address the capacity challenges and set a date. I could pick one, but we must place it in the context of the work under way. Mr. McCallion can give the details of the very extensive work that is ongoing, but we are caught between addressing the current cytology challenges and trying to progress the HPV test. We must, first, sort out the current situation, address the issue of capacity and the backlog and move to the new model. If Mr. McCallion wishes to add to that-----