Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

I understand the issue of the cold labs and the farming out of the work, possibly abroad, although I share Deputy Reilly's concern about the loss of jobs. One of the problems when Quest Diagnostics got the contract for cervical cancer screening was that many of the Irish laboratories had been neglected in terms of building up what they needed to be able to carry out the tests.

Can the Minister clarify if some of the cytology screening will be done in Ireland now that the two year contract has run out and is being renewed?

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