Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)

If Senator Doherty reads the final paragraph of the Minister's response that I read on her behalf today he will see that she mentions she will undertake further discussions with Minister Michael McGimpsey, her counterpart in Northern Ireland, for further cross-Border co-operation and collaboration on cancer care. This specifically includes further discussions on the possibility of providing radiotherapy facilities. Senator Doherty, who comes from the north west, knows that a final outcome can only be reached through discussion. His area of the country has shown the rest of the land that discussions can lead to positive outcomes. We welcome the fact that the Minister for Health and Children is undertaking these discussions with her counterpart in Northern Ireland and she has assured us that the provision of radiotherapy facilities for Donegal and the north west will be a priority.