Written answers
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Department of Health
Cancer Screening Programmes
Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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399. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding for BreastCheck in 2019 by 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39769/18]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below;
Programme | Est Cost 2018 | 15% Increase on 2018 Costs |
---|---|---|
BreastCheck | €24.1m | €3.6m |
It is planned to continue the implementation of the BreastCheck age extension to women aged 65 to 69 years on an incremental basis to achieve full implementation by 2021.
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