Beverley Flynn (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details proposed by a person (details supplied) to fast track the roll-out of BreastCheck in the west referred to by her in a recent radio interview given in County Mayo. [22440/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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New facilities for the national expansion of BreastCheck are included in the health capital investment framework 2005-09. My Department recently gave approval to BreastCheck to advertise for the appointment of a design team to work up detailed plans for the design and construction of the clinical unit at University College Hospital, Galway. The selection process for the design team is well advanced.

BreastCheck anticipates that the shortlisting, interviews and fee negotiations will be complete by the end of July 2005. Discussions on staffing requirements are taking place involving BreastCheck, the Health Service Executive and my Department. I am confident that the target date of 2007 for the commencement of the national roll-out will be met.

Proposals for the construction of a modular unit at University College Hospital, Galway to facilitate an earlier introduction of the breast screening programme in the west are being considered by BreastCheck, University College Hospital, Galway and my Department.