Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)

Absolutely. There have been huge improvements over the past couple of years. I will go back to the fact that people with cancer are recovering. We have more cancer survivors than ever before. That means they are leaving treatment, are healthy and are getting back to being economic actors who are delivering back to the State. I ask that when we look at cancer, we help patients with cancer through the cancer by not being financially burdened and having that hardship carry on into their recovery. The Minister of State rightly said, as I did, in regard to cancer patients, or people who are terminal, we should be looking after people to help them survive and live when they have cancer, as opposed to just looking after them when they are terminally ill.

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