Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister of State who is becoming a regular fixture in the House.

In Carlow and the south-east at present there is a two month delay in doctors obtaining cervical smear test kits. It takes a further four months before they obtain the results from those tests, meaning that there is an overall delay of six months. I forwarded to the Minister a copy of the letter I received from a group of doctors in Carlow outlining the case and I would appreciate a reply.