The Minister for Health and Children has finally agreed to meet a deputation from Waterford City Council in November to discuss the radiotherapy issue, after initially refusing on the ground that he could not find time for weeks or months. Elected representatives from Waterford had to threaten to picket this House before they were granted a meeting to discuss this important issue. This a matter of great concern not only in the south east, but in every other part of Ireland that does not have radiotherapy facilities.