Only last month it was suggested that the benefit of cancer treatment was being outweighed by the arduous journeys patients had to make to obtain it. It is an emotional time for patients and their having to travel a long distance to gain access to treatment does not help. A cancer specialist, Dr. Ian Fraser, talked of the huge commitments being made by patients to gain treatment. I am aware that one woman was away from her family for 500 hours. Dr. Fraser estimated that €36 million was spent by the South Eastern Health Board over ten years bringing patients to Dublin for treatment. This is unacceptable and cannot be best practice; it must be reviewed. These patients are removed from their families at a very difficult time when they most need support. Patients and their families must find somewhere to stay in Dublin, which causes great hardship. Dr. Fraser also expressed his dismay at the long-promised report into cancer and radiography services provision.