Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2024-10-17
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I introduced the BreastCheck programme as Minister for Health. We did it in a progressive way. We did not do the entire country at once; rather, we took it region by region and the whole emphasis was on professional high standards and an internationally peer-reviewed approach. There is room for debate on that. People have talked to me about going to 40. We can facilitate a discussion among clinicians and advocacy groups, together with the public more generally, about whether that is a clinically advised move.

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Sitting date: 2024-10-17