David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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It would be unusual. I would say that it is highly unusual and unprecedented. I want to deal with the consequences of this. We are hearing that this will not impact patients on the front line but I disagree with that because no additional funding has been provided for new services or for all of the clinical programmes and national strategies. Mr. Gloster mentioned in his opening statement that there is no new funding. I am concerned about cancer care and cardiac care but let us take the example of the stroke strategy. How much additional funding has been made available in budget 2024 for the national stroke strategy? I am referring to additional funding.