Cian O'Callaghan: “This extra work is overwhelming the system to such a point that samples are being outsourced to the private sector.”

It takes place at weekends because of the way CUMH and the Rotunda operates their rosters.

These delays are not abstract. They involve people waiting for cancer diagnosis.

there is a dual need to act on the concerns and to "protect jobs and investment" by seeking out "alternative markets" for the Aughinish site

This includes public patients with cancer. An early cancer diagnosis can save a life. Delayed diagnosis can be fatal.