Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when BreastCheck will be available in an area (details supplied). [40462/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I am committed to ensuring that the BreastCheck service is rolled out to the remaining regions in the country as quickly as possible. I have approved additional revenue funding of €8 million for next year to meet the additional costs involved, bringing BreastCheck's revenue budget to €21.7m in 2007. I have also made available an additional €21m capital funding to BreastCheck for the construction of two new clinical units and five additional mobile units and state of the art digital equipment. I am pleased to advise the House that screening will commence in the South and West in the Spring of next year.

In relation to the roll out to specific counties, my Department has requested the Director of the Programme to respond directly to the Deputy.