The National Screening Advisory Committee’s (NSAC) Call for Submissions for 2025, is now open.
The National Screening Advisory Committee (NSAC) is an independent advisory committee which advises the Minister and Department of Health on all new proposals for population-based screening programmes and revisions to existing programmes. The Committee plays a significant strategic role in the development and consideration of population-based screening programmes in Ireland.
The 2025 Call for Submissions will remain open until 5pm on Friday 12 September 2025.
Full details on how to make a submission are available at: www.nsacommittee.gov.ie
The six current population-based screening programmes are:
- Newborn Bloodspot Screening
- Newborn Hearing Screening
- BreastCheck
- CervicalCheck
- BowelScreen
- Diabetic RetinaScreen
NSAC encourage anyone with a proposal to visit the: Call for Submissions page for further information and how to submit a proposal.
For further details on the submission process and how applications are considered by the Committee, please visit the NSAC website or contact the Secretariat directly at NSAC_Secretariat@health.gov.ie

