Question from Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - PQ 41957-26

To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026, CervicalCheck five-year participation rates in the period ending March 2023 varied from 66% in County Laois to 82% in County Carlow, with only three counties meeting the National Screening Service target of 80% set out in Choose Screening 2023-2027; what steps are being taken to address this regional variation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.