Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Vote that I am here to account for today does allow for increased investment in the provision of palliative care in 2017 to address the deficits the Chairman has highlighted. This is an area in which we are coming from a historically low base. I am not suggesting in any way that enough is done, but I do genuinely believe in the increased investment this year. When we look behind the monetary amounts, the number of extra patients expected to benefit this year in the figures I outlined is to be welcomed.