David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Sorry, Dr. Henry, you cannot say that when for this year €20 million was sought and zero was given. I cannot have confidence in Dr. Henry's response when he tells me that "we do the best with what we have". Of course that is what they have to do. In regard to the issue of data collection and monitoring, they are gold dust in healthcare. The best way to solve a medical row is to put data on the table. The best way for us to ensure that we can have proper transparency and accountability and to be assured the strategies are working is actually to have data. However, across a whole range of areas today we have been told that data is not collected, not reported, not published. It is a poor reflection on the service in my view. I will leave it at that. It is a very frustrating morning given the importance of cancer.