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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: And there was some funding in play before that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Was it funded for 2023?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: And for 2024?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Dr. Henry does not have the number to hand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Does he remember what the bid was?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Okay. For clarity, there was a bid for 2024.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Dr. Henry does not have the number to hand, however.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: He can provide it in a note to the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: What is the current average waiting time for a new cancer genetics appointment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Information was put into the public sphere last year and the average was approximately 396 days, so that would be a similar-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Is that an improvement? That is about 13 months.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: That is for testing. That is nothing to do with counselling.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: What actions are the HSE taking to deal with those waiting times?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: What is the amount of that funding?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Could we have that included in the note please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: I do not mean to cut across Dr. McCarthy but I just want to be clear that what she is describing is additional funding for outsourcing of genetic testing to private companies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Again, for clarity, perhaps we could get information about what Dr. McCarthy means by a temporary measure. Is that 12 months?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Was that funded?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: So that received no funding in 2023.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Could Dr. McCarthy comment on 2024 again? I know that she going to say it but I believe it is important for the record that because the NCCP received nothing, this particular issue of genetic testing also received nothing.