I raise the issue of cancer care in Ireland. This morning, it was extremely alarming to hear that 80% of the radiation therapy machines in the country need to be replaced within the next few years. Cork is an outlier here. We heard from Professor Aisling Barry, chair of radiation oncology at University College Cork, that currently the only plans to replace these radiation therapy machines are for Dublin. We heard from one patient recently who said that during their 25 appointments for treatment, the machine broke down six times. Patients have had to book in to hotels while they are waiting for machines to be fixed. Some 50% of people diagnosed with cancer will need radiation therapy, which is life-saving. Oncologists have described this as a national disgrace. We need to act. There needs to be a fully funded national plan to replace all of these machines. They have been described as being akin to Windows 95, with the machines being among the oldest in Europe in terms of their quality This is urgent.

I have just come from a briefing in the audiovisual room on sport for the LGBTQI+ community in Ireland and funding and support for that sector. As part of that community, I am a member of the Frontrunners group in Cork and I have also attended Frontrunners in Dublin. I sometimes attend the Phoenix Tigers soccer group in Dublin and I recently joined Na Laochra Aeracha, an LGBTQI+ GAA club in Cork. I am in my late 30s and going back to sport, having not played GAA for about 20 years, it has been lovely to be able to be part of that community and to have this outlet. We need to focus on funding for those sporting organisations. It is really important for Ireland.