In view of the crisis in the health service, the Minister for Health and Children should come to the House to indicate what he will do to address issues such as that in University College Hospital, Galway where equipment worth €8 million is lying idle. Since July 2001 the Western Health Board has requested sanction to appoint the specialists necessary to put this radiotherapy equipment into service. As evidenced by the statement of management at St. Luke's Hospital, there is a crisis in cancer treatment. It is unbelievable to have such a huge investment by the Department of Health and Children, on the one hand, and a failure to make the necessary appointments to allow this much needed service to proceed, on the other. I call on the Leader to ask the Minister for Health and Children to come to the House at the first available opportunity to discuss the health crisis, particularly incidences such as this.