Mary Henry (Independent)

I support Senator Brian Hayes's call for a debate on men's health, but perhaps it should be narrowed to men's health under the cancer strategy. Perhaps the Minister for Health and Children could come to the House to consider this area specifically as there appears to be an increasing rate of prostate cancer and the age of those developing it is becoming younger. Testicular cancer is an unfortunate but preventable cause of death in young men.

Last night I said in Private Members' time that the proposed cuts in the allowances for lone parents were in direct conflict with the strategy put forward by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency for lowering the incidence of crisis pregnancy. I ask the Leader to arrange a short debate on the Crisis Pregnancy Agency's very fine report, which was launched last week, before the proposed cuts are implemented.