Mr. Michael Conroy:

We have used a very collaborative approach in developing this strategy. I think the fact that research is up in lights with commitments and with three recommendations out of 52 shows some commitment to it, along with other associated recommendations across the strategy relating to the cancer registry and so on. I cannot give the Deputy a straight answer. When we got approval for the cancer strategy from Government in 2017, the funding would have been tied in with the Estimates process each year and so on. We work very closely with the NCCP on the details of and have for the period of the whole strategy. On an annual basis we also work with the NCCP on jointly drawing up the Estimate proposals which ultimately come in to us. We are committed to achieving this.