Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding she has committed towards the development of the breast cancer services at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in Cork prior to and since it's establishment in 1992; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5109/09]

Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasoning behind her decision to establish BreastCheck on a site adjacent to the South Infirmary Victoria Hospital Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5110/09]

Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding she has committed towards the establishment of the BreastCheck unit in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5111/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together.

The decision to locate BreastCheck in the South Infirmary Victoria Hospital was made by the National Breast Screening Board in early 2002 as part of the planning for the national extension of BreastCheck. Following a decision to site regional units in Cork and Galway, the Board engaged with the former Southern Health Board (SHB). On the advice of the Chief Executive Officer of the SHB, the South Infirmary Victoria Hospital was selected as the host hospital for the Southern Screening Unit. I understand that this advice was the result of consultations within the SHB.

The capital costs associated with the establishment of the Southern Unit totalled €10,287,000, comprising:

Screening commenced at the Unit on 4 December 2007. Approximately 12,000 women were screened in the Southern Region in 2008.

Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding she has made available to relocate breast cancer services from the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital to the Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5112/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.