Frank Feighan (Fine Gael)

I also join with other Senators in calling for increased awareness of cancer, particularly through BreastCheck. In my own area in the west of Ireland, there has been an ongoing campaign where many promises have been made but so far, BreastCheck has not been rolled out. A woman from the west of Ireland has more chance of dying from breast cancer because the screening service is not available.

With the advent of summer, there are trampolines in every garden around the country. Two or three of my constituents brought this to my attention. Many accidents resulting from the use of trampolines have happened. We must address the issue of safety in their use. Many trampolines are fitted with safety nets. We could possibly call in the relevant Minister to raise awareness of the availability of safety nets and possibly to make the fitting of trampolines with safety nets compulsory because they have been a major cause of accidents in the past few years.