Live: 'Inevitable' that some women will have abnormal smears, HSE head tells committee

Update: It is "inevitable" that some women who are now waiting up to six months for CervicalCheck results will have abnormal smears, the head of the HSE's Women and Infants Health Programme has warned.

Officials from the HSE have also confirmed that the already delayed HPV test may not be rolled out this year due to the backlog in smear tests, writes Elaine Loughlin.