Mary White (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Last week, I put the spotlight on the failure of the Government to extend free breast checks to women aged over 64 years and highlighted the fact that women are at a higher risk between the ages of 55 and 75. It gives me great pleasure that in response Councillor Martina Kinane of Clarinbridge, County Galway, has requested all sons, daughters, nephews, nieces, friends and neighbours of women over the age of 65 to make contact with the office of the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, in the next few days by way of e-mail or letter to urge him to put a stop to this discrimination against women. This life-saving programme was promised for women and the Minister must make good on his Government's commitment by securing funding in next week's budget to provide for its roll-out.