Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am a supporter of the public health system. That is what I am trying to drive investment into. I would like to see everybody treated in the public system. That is what this programme for Government and this House is about. It is about Sláintecare and delivering the best service in the public health system. My concern is making sure that happens.

The Deputy has cited Sweden and the UK and it is important we do that. We want to be the best and for the people of Ireland to have the best experience. The Deputy is quite right to highlight where other countries are doing better. I am always interested in why and how that is happening. I always want to have the conversation about how we do this better. However, I also recognise the progress we are making. Our cancer mortality rates are falling faster than the EU 27 average and than our economic peers. Our EU country cancer profile in 2025 comments favourably on the measures taken to reduce cancer risk and prevention-----

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