Pearse Doherty (Sinn Fein)

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I am not happy with it and I do not believe the people of Donegal will be happy with it either. What we should have got from the Minister was not just a statement that colposcopy at Letterkenny General Hospital was being examined but a commitment that Letterkenny General Hospital would be included in the list of recognised colposcopy services subject to the enhancements being made. There is nothing concrete here.

The Minister of State stated in his reply that Letterkenny General Hospital "will continue to provide colposcopy services to women already attending or awaiting colposcopy". Can he clarify whether new referrals of patients for colposcopy as a result of a smear test will be to Sligo or to Letterkenny? Are those on the waiting list and those already attending at Letterkenny the only ones who will be accommodated there?