Seanad debates

Wednesday, 16 April 2003

Cancer Treatment Services: Statements (Resumed).

 

In recent years, a substantial investment has been made in Cork and Galway, as I outlined in my opening remarks. Senators, and the general public, have to look at what is happening on this island of ours. We are living in an era of North-South co-operation and in Northern Ireland it has been decided to centralise the radiotherapy services in one unit in Belfast. It is proposed to construct a comprehensive radiotherapy facility in Belfast to treat all cancer patients in Northern Ireland, which has a population of 1.7 million. Therefore, patients from Fermanagh, Derry and the Mournes will have to travel to Belfast to receive such treatment. I appreciate that, naturally, Opposition Senators will not fall over themselves to point this out to the public but I have to do so because it is relevant to the decisions we are making.

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