Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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No. We are continuing to look to and explore every opportunity. The other issue that will come into play, and a clinician will explain it much better than I will, is the benefit that the introduction of HPV testing will have in reducing the demand on cytology. There is an interplay in that regard between the introduction of HPV testing and the positive benefit that can have on capacity. There are other ways of looking at this but, to be blunt, the most straightforward way is to secure the extra capacity. As I said, those talks are ongoing this week.