Written answers

Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Department of Health

Cancer Screening Programmes

Photo of Matt CarthyMatt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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540. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) experienced a delay between providing a cervical screening sample on 22 November 2018 and receiving a positive cancer diagnosis based on that sample on 25 October 2019; the reason for the delay in commencement of treatment for the diagnosis until March 2020; the recourse that will be provided to them as a result of the failures and delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4326/20]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is an operational matter that incorporates very personal clinical matters, I have referred this PQ to the HSE for direct response.

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