Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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229. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the requests from women for their slides from the cervical screening process by laboratory (details supplied). [47361/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The HSE advises that it is focused on responding to all requests for records as soon as possible. To aid this process, external legal advisors are liaising with women and their solicitors on the release of slides. The protocol in place ensures the integrity and traceability of slides being transferred – under the protocol solicitors are required to provide specific information about their chosen laboratory before slides can be released. This ensures the integrity of the slide is protected and all slides can be traced when they leave their current location. Where any delays arise, these are being escalated as a priority.

In relation to the detail of your query, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly on this issue.