Written answers
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Department of Health
Hospital Procedures
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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760. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols in place in relation to the use of anaesthesia during the performance of cervical biopsies, considering accounts of women who were not administered anaesthetic and who describe the procedure as extremely painful and traumatic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27528/25]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
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