In response, I organised a public meeting which was attended by a large number of women from the area. My colleague, Senator Noel Coonan, was present and he would probably agree that it was a very emotional event. Anger was expressed by those women who felt that issues affecting their personal health and that of their families were not being recognised or acknowledged. Arising from that meeting there was a demand for action. While it is understandable that the operation of a mammography unit in a hospital such as Nenagh General Hospital demands resources which might not be available at present, people could not understand why the services at Limerick Regional Hospital could not be linked to Nenagh by way of an outreach centre from the breast clinic and cancer centre in Limerick.