Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their presence and presentation. Looking at the whole question of funding, it is a really disappointing message from the witnesses, which is loud and clear. The cancer strategy was the big success story of the health service and it is disappointing to see that there has been so much slippage. To consider the success or otherwise of the strategy, one has to have access to data, particularly in relation to spending. The Parliamentary Budget Office did a very good report on cancer spending recently but made the point that only limited, disaggregated data is available. It seems ridiculous that we cannot get our hands on hard figures for waiting times or funding. Who has responsibility for monitoring the strategy?