Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

What about lumps? We heard nothing about those. This is not the Minister of State's core area but, to quote the lady in question, "when I get to Galway will I have lost vital time?" These patients are not being referred by lay people, traffic wardens or people in the street. They are being referred by medical professionals with seven years of training. I am bound to say that these delays and the speeches today and by the Minister about best medical practice do not stack up. There was no mention of the individual patient, but the Minister's office is aware of this case. Will the Minister of State raise her case with the Minister? She is on the never-never. She has breast lumps and pain, so it is not just mastalgia. The form filling, book reading exercise is not one that gives confidence to the ladies of the north west.