Annie Hoey (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming in. I am sure they have seen the recent report highlighting that those with the financial means can access care while those without means cannot, and the different rates of cancer survival in different socioeconomic areas. I am astonished that in 2023 we are still in that situation. There is something really immoral about people not being able to access care. Even if one takes away the lifestyle factors linked to cancer, the fact is that people from certain areas are not able to access the care they need while people with money can access such care. The longer I am involved in politics, the more frustrating that becomes. As the report indicates, there are areas that touch each other and yet there are enormous disparities in access and outcomes.

Has the funding for the NCCP for 2023 been confirmed?