Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is disappointing that the only annual funding for the scheme, which has been in place since 2003, is €259,000. Many cancer patients now live longer than they did in the past and fertility and preservation is a serious issue for them. I want the Minister of State to look into this because it is an area we need to address. I hope he will return soon with good information. It all boils down to funding. We need to get the funding into this area.