Seanad debates

Tuesday, 20 November 2007

5:00 pm

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

The five minutes will be shared with my colleagues. I thank the Minister for staying to take our questions. When will the implementation strategy be announced? Is it the Minister's intention to close local hospitals before centres of excellence are fully operational? What work is being done with or for these hospitals in terms of their future role, perhaps as ancillary services or specialising in other areas? Does the Minister intend to close them? It would be helpful to know what is happening.

The Minister said yesterday she was happy with cervical cancer tests being sent to the United States. Why is that the case given that, first, there should be laboratories in this country and, second, serious concerns have been expressed in Ireland about the reading of some of those results as there is a different screening approach to cervical cancer in the United States?

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