138 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the medical basis for the Irish cervical screening programme’s recommendation that smear tests be carried out every five years; her views on whether it is advisable to recommend more frequent smear tests in view of the unusually high rates of cervical cancer here, in line with other countries such as Canada, where a two to three year interval is recommended, or the US, where an annual test is recommended. [32222/06]

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138 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children the medical basis for the Irish cervical screening programme’s recommendation that smear tests be carried out every five years; her views on whether it is advisable to recommend more frequent smear tests in view of the unusually high rates of cervical cancer here, in line with other countries such as Canada, where a two to three year interval is recommended, or the US, where an annual test is recommended. [32222/06]

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