Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

When there is a full-time post, the locum will become a full-time oncologist, but there are still two people employed. The Deputy asked me not to generalise when responding but to stick to Cork, which means I must repeat myself. I said that approval has been secured to proceed to the next phase of the €47 million oncology-cardiac-renal centre which will have a dedicated 30-bed oncology ward. It is planned to commence next year with a ten-bed medical oncology ward.

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