Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)

Given all that happened this week will the Minister consider providing extra resources to HIQA to bring forward the audit and complete it as soon as possible as a way of restoring full confidence in the service? I agree with the Minister's wish and aim that every woman would have a surgeon who does at least 50 procedures. Does it make sense to close a service completing 80 procedures in a year and transfer it to a so-called "centre of excellence"?

Apart from the people around the table, what was taken into account when the proposed eight centres were selected? Were locations measured against criteria and were other locations considered? When will the medical, clinical and ancillary facilities such as car parking be in place? Will satellite services such as mammography be consultant-led and what will be the process for their management? Will Professor Keane have a role in oncology transport, particularly to bring people who do not have access to cars and public transport to a centre in a fair way?

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