Simon Harris says Ireland needs to have better capacity for smear testing labs. And Minister Harris says long smear test waiting lists are not acceptable. "I instinctively would like to use labs in our own country, but we have to make sure we have the capacity. But the mother-of-five also called for accountability for the failures within the cervical cancer screening system and vowed to continue to highlight the issue until questions are answered. SupportsWomen and families affected by the CervicalCheck controversy have been promised a package of measures including medical cards, travel expenses and counselling.

Source: Evening echo May 12, 2018 06:33 UTC