I echo the welcome of my colleague, Senator Hildegarde Naughton, on the announcement made by the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ring, on funding for the Fleadh Cheoil and festivals around the country. I welcome the announcement of €90,000 for Sligo Fleadh Cheoil which made a great difference to the town and brought people from all over the world. It ran for almost two weeks and was a great boost to the economy and tourism in Sligo.

I was disappointed to learn that, at a meeting last week, there was news that mammography services would not recommence in Sligo. On a number of occasions in the past three years we were promised that mammography services would recommence in Sligo. It was very disappointing to learn it this morning and I will call on the Minister for Health to outline the reasons and see if we can change the decision.