National lab still not processing CervicalCheck samples after March 'temporary pause'

Returning smear processing to Ireland was a key aim for the campaigner, the late Vicky Phelan, whose revelations around her own case led to a scathing report on CervicalCheck by Dr Gabriel Scally. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The National Cervical Screening Laboratory is still not processing CervicalCheck samples following a "temporary pause" of its work in March.

It is not known when the screening laboratory will recommence its work.