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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: I welcome Deputy Ward, who is substituting for Deputy Cullinane, and Senator Ruane, who is also joining us this morning. There is one matter of housekeeping before calling on the witnesses. Are the draft minutes of our private meetings on 7 and 14 September agreed to? Agreed. I welcome the following representatives from the Health Service Executive, who will update the committee on the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: I thank Professor Ó Laoide. I will now take questions from members, beginning with an Seanadóir Conway.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: Apologies again to any guests who are cut off. We are supposed to be working within slots of ten minutes for questions and answers. People are not being rude but trying to get through their questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: I think the point being made by the Independent Living Movement Ireland was there was a difficulty there in relation to getting up onto the mammogram machine. The representatives were talking about access to a hoist or whatever. Maybe that is something the HSE can look at.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: Okay. Maybe it is something up we can follow up with the officials on behalf of the group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: I thank Professor Flanagan. Deputy Lahart is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: Do any of the members have a question for Mr. O'Sullivan? I call Deputy Lahart.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: Okay. Would Mr. O'Sullivan like to expand on the HRT aspect while he is with us? I refer to the danger faced by so many women who find it essential for a normal life to take HRT, and the existence of a link with cancer in that regard. Will Mr. O'Sullivan expand on that point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: Again, the message is for men out there to check themselves. Professor Hill would recommend that is critically important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: Okay. I thank Professor Ó Laoide very much. I am going to move on. Mr. O'Sullivan is leaving the meeting. Again, I thank him for his contribution this morning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: Deputy Durkan is next to speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: I have a question following on from that point. Earlier this year, there were 20 vacant positions in BreastCheck, including senior radiographer roles, as well as five vacant consultant positions. Is that still the case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: If we are talking in terms of broadening the scheme at some stage, it is a key factor. I call Senator Lynn Ruane, who is taking the slot for Independent Senator Frances Black.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Colm Burke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: I want to bring in Senator Black.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: I have one question before we finish up. We all accept that screening works. I still cannot understand those people who have the chance of going for a screening and do not turn up. Three out of every ten people do not turn up. Has any survey been done as to why people do not turn up? I know one person who ended up subsequently dying of cancer, someone very close to me, who was not able...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021) Seán Crowe: That is great. If people miss their screening, they should not feel embarrassed-----