While it pleases me to move this motion and ask the House for its support, the issue under consideration is a matter of life and death. BreastCheck must extend urgently the national breast screening programme to women everywhere. Ireland has a very high mortality rate from breast cancer, which causes the death 650 women each year. An organised screening programme, such as the BreastCheck programme, can reduce the number of deaths by 20% to 30% among targeted groups. BreastCheck targets women in the 50 to 65 age group.