Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

-----when the reality is in front of us. The Irish Cancer Society made it very clear; the reality is that the funding has not been put in place to deliver the cancer strategy that the Government - and the Minister of State supported the previous Government as well in 2017 - has put in place. We need to see this situation being resolved.

Finally, we are calling on the Government to immediately reverse the health budget for 2024, and provide the funding that is needed to deliver on the national cancer strategy. That is what need to do. That is what we need to ensure happens. We need to ensure there is multi-annual funding for the national cancer strategy. We also need to end the recruitment embargo. This is one of the key things the Government can do. It can end the embargo on our people around the country because we cannot recruit the level of staff that is required to provide the services to people so we can save lives.

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