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diseases were in Leinster House today. What is critical for them is support for research and, crucially, access to new drugs in the market. Daffodil day is just a month away. The Irish Cancer Society has made a particular call to reinstate the Laura Brennan catch-up scheme … throw economic circumstances and the level of deprivation into the picture, we begin to get a much more stark situation. In 2024, Pobal research into disability and deprivation found the people in the most disadvantaged areas are four and half times more likely to report not having good

help to solve challenges in healthcare. We are seeing exciting strides in areas such as robotic surgery, the diagnosing of blood diseases and cancers and the analysing of medical images. Second, AI is being used to improve energy efficiency and predict energy demands and can, therefore, help … innovation hub for AI and as an Enterprise Ireland and IDA technology centre. It acts as the bridge between the worlds of applied research in AI and data analytics and their commercial deployment by businesses. I encourage all my colleagues across the House to look at the upskilling