Free smear tests to cost State €10m

Free smear tests announced by the Government during the CervicalCheck crisis are set to cost €10m, the Public Accounts Committee has been told.

Free smear tests to cost State €10m
Fri, 18 Jan, 2019 - 05:30
Noel Baker

Free smear tests announced by the Government during the CervicalCheck crisis are set to cost €10m, the Public Accounts Committee has been told.

The figure is contained in a memo from the Department of Health to the PAC, outlining how €4.7m will be spent to provide women with a free GP consultation, alongside another €2.36m for repeat smear test consultations.

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