Written answers

Thursday, 14 December 2017

Department of Health

Cancer Screening Programmes

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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373. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons checked under the BowelScreen programme in 2017. [53824/17]

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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374. To ask the Minister for Health the expected uptake rate for the BowelScreen programme in 2017. [53825/17]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 373 and 374 together.

As of 31 October 2017 - 101,829 people had been checked under the BowelScreen programme in 2017. The expected uptake rate for the programme in 2017 is 41%.

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