Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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901. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a prostate cancer screening programme similar to the BreastCheck programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33417/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The HSE's National Screening Service does not recommend prostate cancer screening for asymptomatic men. Also, international evidence does not support the introduction of a population based screening programme for prostate cancer. I do not propose to introduce such a programme at this time.