Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will give assurances to cancer patients in the Tallaght Hospital catchment area regarding services following the recent announcements by the Health Service Executive in respect of those cancer services; the position regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29151/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The recent decisions of the HSE to designate four managed cancer control networks and eight cancer centres will be implemented on a managed and phased basis. Professor Keane, interim Director of the Programme, is due to take up his post next week. The HSE has advised that meetings and discussions are already underway with the eight designated centres and with those centres currently providing cancer services (including Tallaght Hospital) which will not form part of the future managed cancer control networks. These discussions have focused on identifying the capacity issues for the eight designated centres so that a detailed transitional plan can be put in place to facilitate the progressive, gradual and carefully managed transfer of services over the course of the next two years.