Michael Cahill (Kerry, Fianna Fail)

I welcome the witnesses. In regard to cancer services in Kerry, a priority for the hospital and for Comfort for Chemo Kerry is to develop a permanent oncology and haematology unit on the grounds of University Hospital Kerry, UHK. The number of patients requiring chemotherapy are increasing year on year. Last year, over 5,000 patients were treated in UHK and the facility there does not have the capacity to cope with increased demand. It would be of huge benefit to Kerry patients and their families if such a facility was on the grounds of UHK. They would not have to travel to Cork and many other locations for treatment. Does Dr. McCarthy have anything to add to that or does his organisation have any involvement with the campaign that is going on?