Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the time frame she envisages for the proposed merger of the National Cancer Screening Service with the Health Service Executive; the measures that will be taken to ensure that such a merger does not lead to bureaucratic delays in the progress of the work of cancer screening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37937/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I am bringing proposals to Government on the preparation of a Bill to subsume the National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) into the Health Service Executive. The NCSS already works closely with the HSE's National Cancer Control Programme and discussions will take place between my Department, the HSE and the NCSS to ensure the there is no disruption to services as a result of the merger. I expect that the NCSS will be integrated into the HSE before the end of 2009.