Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Approval has been secured in the past few weeks to move to the development of a €47 million oncology, cardiac and renal centre, which will include a dedicated 30-bed oncology ward. Dr. O'Reilly is making the point that his facilities are not good enough. In response, I am saying that these facilities have been improved. If the doctor is saying that he would like the development to happen more quickly, we will accept that and will do all we can to make things happen faster. Arrangements are also being made to give effect to the establishment of a ten-bed medical oncology ward within Cork University Hospital. It is not that nothing has happened or that money is being wasted.

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