Margaret Cox (Fianna Fail)

We certainly have regional specialties such as chemotherapy in the two centres with which I am familiar, in the west of Ireland and Cork. Cancer liaison teams are operating effectively in such centres. Radiotherapy will come on stream in the new year, or possibly beforehand. We are seeing an improvement in the health services in many areas. It is not enough, however, and I do not claim that all our problems have been solved. Where do people wish to see money saved to achieve such value for money? Do they wish to see nurses' wages reduced again? It was this Government that resolved the issue by implementing the recommendations of the Commission on Nursing. It also addressed the issue of junior hospital doctors. Do they want to see that reversed? If they are going to talk about value for money, they should be clear about where cutbacks will be made.

I have a message for the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, whom I am delighted to see here. We are approaching the budget, and I would like to make one or two points, particularly concerning VAT rates. I urge him to follow the British Government in what it is doing regarding VAT receipts from the Live Aid CD so that we might see some of the 21% VAT on this going back to the charity.