109 Deputy James McDaid asked the Minister for Health and Children the percentage of women in the country aged 50 to 65 years who are being routinely screened by BreastCheck as at 31 January 2009. [13623/09]

The matter raised by the Deputy is the responsibility of the National Cancer Screening Service. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Chief Executive Officer of the Service to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.