Seanad debates

Wednesday, 16 April 2003

Cancer Treatment Services: Statements (Resumed).

 

I want to make two interventions. The first is on the issue which Senator Finucane was discussing and which Senator Maurice Hayes raised. I am slightly at variance with my colleague and I suppose that is because the Seanad allows one to think in a more independent way than the constant party-political knockabout which takes place in the other House. The health services are decimated because of the appalling concentration we place on the issue of politics and geography in deciding how we spend money. Our primary objective in all of this, whether it is the provision of services for cancer treatment or other treatment, must be best practice and quality service to ensure we spend the money wisely.

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