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National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: First, I want to acknowledge the brilliant work of the world-class surgeons, clinicians, consultants, oncology nurses and palliative care staff we have across this island. The cancer expertise we have on this island is absolutely remarkable. I also want to commend the work of the All-Island Cancer Research Institute and wish its representatives well in the high-level joint Euro-American...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: Sometimes you have to own your own failures. I am looking at the countermotion from the Government. Not only does the Government not own its own failures, but in a breathtaking and very arrogant and deliberate way, it actually misrepresents what has been said by all those healthcare professionals who have come out very strongly with regard to the lack of funding for the national cancer...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: Hear, hear.

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Catherine Connolly: That completes the debate. Is the amendment agreed to?

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: It is not agreed.

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Amendment put.

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Catherine Connolly: In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the next weekly division time.

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: We have had 13 years of Fine Gael in government. We have had 13 years of Deputies Harris, Varadkar and Donnelly as Ministers for Health who, in many instances, made our health services worse. The experience of health for many people under this Government means lengthy waiting times, hospital overcrowding and wasteful spending. Nowhere are the Government's failures so evident and so...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Deputy Cullinane brought this motion forward because cancer services are not being properly funded. The Government has absolutely failed to fund the cancer strategy for five of the past seven years. As has already been said, we are dealing with expensive lifesaving equipment lying idle due to staff shortages. Cancer surgeries are being cancelled because of hospital overcrowding. It has...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I support this important motion on cancer care and welcome the opportunity to contribute this evening. An estimated 42,000 people in Ireland are diagnosed with cancer each year. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the fantastic work done locally, day in, day out, by the West Clare Cancer Centre. Last year, Ireland was found to have the third highest cancer mortality in...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the issues raised by the Deputies tabling the motion. I would like to begin by echoing my colleague, Deputy Butler, in her opening remarks, and to thank her for the constructive and positive contributions to this important motion on the issue of funding for the national cancer strategy. I apologise that the Minister for Health, Deputy...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Carol Nolan: I wish the Minister of State well in his new role. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. I commend the invaluable work done by cancer support service volunteers and staff in counties Laois and Offaly, in my constituency. They are the most dedicated people, and I acknowledge that on the public record. The National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 recognises cancer support services...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Catherine Connolly: As usual, I thank Sinn Féin for this motion. I cannot understand why the Government has tabled an amendment because what this motion seeks are very basic things based on the national cancer strategy. For the life of me, I cannot understand how the Government can stand over such an amendment. I speak here today in the context of Galway, where a brand-new scanner sits unused and...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Marian Harkin: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, on his new role. We served together in the European Parliament. Who would ever have thought we would serve in this Parliament together? Politics is a strange game. I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion because it highlights the fact that the cancer strategy has not been properly funded for three out of the past five...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Collins: I would like to first of all welcome the Minister of State to his new position and wish him the very best in the future. The aim of the national breast screening programme is to detect cancer early and to provide treatment for women who show no symptoms of the disease. There are only five mobile breast units in the whole of Munster and while we all agree that they are doing marvellous...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I congratulate the Minister of State very much and I wish him every good luck in his role. I thank firstly all of the medical personnel who help people who go through their journey of cancer. I pay a particular word of thanks to the people who work in Kerry on Daffodil Day and to all of the volunteers who voluntarily raise funds. I thank the people involved in the Kerry-Cork link cancer...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity to wish the Minister of State well in his new role. All the very best. I want to thank in particular the Kerry-Cork link bus which takes people to the centre of excellence at CUH for treatment. I also thank all of the volunteers. Again, last Sunday, they put on a massive performance leaving Millstreet and finishing up in the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Canney: I also welcome the opportunity to speak on this subject, which is important not just to everyone here in the House, but also to every family in Ireland. I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Colm Burke, on his appointment. This is my first time speaking to him in the House; best of luck to him. The cancer strategy we have is a good strategy. I think everybody agrees that we...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Cathal Berry: I join Deputy Canney in wishing the Minister of State, Deputy Colm Burke, the very best luck for the remaining term of the Dáil in his new role. I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this very important motion. I very much welcome the opportunity to make some brief comments on it on behalf of the Regional Group. I commend and pay tribute to our healthcare workers working in this...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Deputy.