Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy can argue that it would be great if it was there 20 years ago but it was not. The fact is that it is there.

The expansion of radiation oncology services under the national plan announced by the Tánaiste last July has increased the number of linear accelerators from four to seven, which will greatly improve the access for cancer patients throughout Cork and the southern region to radiotherapy treatment. Planning is also under way for the development of the necessary infrastructure for the roll-out of the BreastCheck programme——

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