Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy did not mishear. It will be 2019. A great deal of work has been going on, including liaising with other countries which have introduced this and rolled it out. It is the major priority with the continuance of laboratories in order that we can keep our screening programme going in the interim. The report asks that I come back with a full implementation plan within three months. As such, we will have identified timelines, actions and identified owners against each action within three months. Crucially, the voices of patient representatives will be included in the development of the implementation plan. I hope some of those who have worked so constructively with us will continue to be involved. I would also like Dr. Scally to be involved and to be satisfied that the implementation plan is robust. Within three months, we will have a published and detailed implementation plan.

See this speech in context