Seanad debates
Wednesday, 19 February 2003
Cancer Screening Programme: Motion.
When BreastCheck was launched in 2000 we did not have the Niall O'Higgins report on symptomatic services and the centres of excellence had not been developed. That is important for the following reason. It is the considered opinion of the BreastCheck board that we should roll out BreastCheck in accordance with phase one. Cork will be the static centre for the south and Galway for the west. We have funded and approved 13 centres of excellence and we believe there should be a synergy between the centres of excellence and the BreastCheck model. BreastCheck does not accept that, although it is prepared to discuss it with us and I am prepared to listen to the views of its representatives on this issue.
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