Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government makes very clear commitments on the extension of the BreastCheck programme. How does the Government stand over the fact that 143 women in Donegal who have been referred by their GPs to the systematic breast disease clinic have been waiting over a year for appointments and another couple of hundred women have been waiting six months? This is simply unacceptable. As a woman and somebody with a leadership role in the Government of this State, will the Tánaiste indicate what action the Government can take to ensure these women are not waiting extraordinary lengths of time for an appointment in a breast clinic after being referred by their GPs and presenting possible symptoms of breast cancer?

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