Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I was listening to "Liveline" as I drove in. Two women were on speaking about a Government decision made today to cut the products provided to breast cancer patients post-surgery, including a change that provides one post-surgery bra to women instead of two. The allowance is to be cut by more than half. I am sure the Minister will agree this is a very small support at a very low cost to Government for cancer survivors. I am raising this issue in the hope that he will correct it and confirm it is not the case. The issue was raised that there is a lack of equality county by county and that what is available differs. However, I ask if that is being standardised across the board that it would be done using the most available under the allowance and not cutting it in the first instance.

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