Seanad debates
Wednesday, 16 April 2003
Cancer Treatment Services: Statements (Resumed).
I also hope we will see the report on radiotherapy services soon, because the recent leaking of reports is an insidious practice. We have seen the drip-drip effect in the leaking of the strategic rail review and other reports, which causes an unhelpful level of anxiety in the community. We need to get the big picture. While it is helpful to employ experts to produce a report, when one is investing huge sums of public money in health, one must get it right rather than fumbling around on the edges. People need to know the reason decisions are being made. I agree with the Minister of State that we should have the best quality services in the best locations, whether they happen to be in Dublin, Cork or Limerick, but it is important to understand the rationale of the argument. The best way to do so is to get the reports published and widely disseminated to ensure the debate on the level of service continues.
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