Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)

With regard to screening in the west, can the Minister explain why BreastCheck has refused to provide any details in respect of the number of women who already have been screened or will be screened by the mobile unit at the county hospital in Roscommon? Is the unit turning into a political ornament rather than a facility to screen women?

In respect of women in my constituency of Roscommon-Leitrim who have to pay for private screening, why is this not being independently monitored? When will such scrutiny commence?

On the issue of equipment, transport and value for money, when will we see up-to-date equipment in hospitals? Does the Minister think it acceptable that last month a taxi had to bring test results from the county hospital in Roscommon to Beaumont Hospital because the basic technology was not available to transmit the information? Does this represent value for money?

When will the cervical cancer screening programme be in place? Will women in the west once again be left behind in that regard?

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