Written answers
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Department of Health and Children
Cancer Screening Programme
9:00 pm
Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the exact date when the BreastCheck service will be available to the women of Donegal; and the frequency with which this service will be available to the people of Donegal. [28541/07]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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BreastCheck commenced the screening process in the Western region in October. I have allocated additional revenue funding of €8 million to the National Cancer Screening Service for this year to meet the additional costs involved in national roll-out. The full complement of 111 staff for roll-out has been approved. I have also made available an additional €26.7m capital funding for the construction of two new clinical units and the provision of seven additional mobile units and state of the art digital equipment.
The expansion of the BreastCheck programme to the Western region covers counties Donegal, Clare, Galway, Sligo, Roscommon, Mayo, Leitrim, and Tipperary North Riding. The screening sequence for roll out to individual counties will be dictated by BreastCheck's operational considerations such as maximising uptake, most efficient use of mobile and static units and radiographic personnel. The Programme is designed to offer repeat screening within an interval of 21-27 months.
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