227 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on a situation where ten laboratories currently providing diagnostic gynaecological cytology services are disqualified for inclusion under the terms of the national cervical screening programme in view of the fact that they do not fulfil the necessary criteria, particularly the criteria to have full accreditation and that, as a result, tests will have to be sent abroad; and if she will confirm that 39,000 tests were sent to a US based laboratory in 2007 for processing due to excessive waiting times here. [14227/08]

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227 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on a situation where ten laboratories currently providing diagnostic gynaecological cytology services are disqualified for inclusion under the terms of the national cervical screening programme in view of the fact that they do not fulfil the necessary criteria, particularly the criteria to have full accreditation and that, as a result, tests will have to be sent abroad; and if she will confirm that 39,000 tests were sent to a US based laboratory in 2007 for processing due to excessive waiting times here. [14227/08]

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