Pictured is Minister for Health, Mr. Leo Varadkar TD, as he is welcomed to the RCSI Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital by Professor Gerry McElvaney, Professor of Medicine, RCSI, Respiratory Consultant, Beaumont Hospital and Chairman of the Alpha One Foundation. The Minister visited the Alpha One Foundation on Monday 8th December to learn about Alpha-1, a genetic condition that causes lung and liver disease.