Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to the commitment received by this Deputy during an Adjournment debate of 29 April 2009 regarding the roll out of BreastCheck to County Clare that the indicative date was June 2009, the specific date in June 2009 the service will be operational in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23567/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I am very pleased to say that the process of extending BreastCheck to County Clare has commenced. The necessary consent letters were issued to eligible women in the first screening areas within the past week and invitations/appointments for screening are expected to be issued from early July.

The Programme will ultimately offer screening to the approximately 8,000 women aged between 50 and 64 in the county. I welcome the progress that has been made in this regard.