Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

I cannot give a precise date and have never done so. I do not know. We have provided the resources for the roll-out nationally and the centres have been constructed and are operational in Cork and Galway. The mobile units are in place in many counties around the country. It is regrettable that take-up in some areas, for example, County Mayo, is disappointing. We all need to apply our collective efforts to encouraging women to come forward for a mammogram because we know early detection is essential.

The Deputy asked about two specific cases. HIQA, which is examining the facts of the cases as it knows them, may conclude a review of the cases, over and beyond the information we have, is warranted. Mr. Henry wants other questions answered, particularly on clinical care and contact made between a clinician and Mr. Henry's family concerning how the complaint was handled. I hope these outstanding issues can be addressed to his satisfaction. We have a considerable amount of information about what went wrong in the cases of Ms Edel Kelly and from the three reports into the death of Ann Moriarty.

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