Mr. Damien McCallion:

The private access reported is misleading in the context of the backlog. It is so small in this context that it is not a factor. The main factors are the other two points mentioned by the Deputy. One is environmental and the other is cytology availability. We have source capacity with two of the laboratories. They have introduced capacity to help get the backlog down and we are now working to finalise a plan with the third laboratory to try to get that capacity as well. We will write to the people anxiously waiting for the results from the programme once we do that. It will be in line with what Deputy Lisa Chambers articulated earlier.