Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a breakdown of the budget 2009 allocation for cancer care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42464/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Additional funding of €15 million has been allocated to the Health Service Executive (HSE) National Cancer Control Programme for 2009. During 2009 the Programme will continue with the centralisation of cancer services in the eight designated cancer centres. This will include further transfer of breast cancer services to the eight cancer centres. The Programme also intends to focus on a range of other service areas in 2009 including lung, prostate and pancreatic cancers. The breakdown of the allocation will be outlined in the HSE National Service Plan for 2009. This Plan has recently been adopted by the Board of the HSE and has been submitted for my approval as required under the Health Act 2004. This additional funding builds on the €21.9 million already available to the Programme in 2008 and around €50 million available to the National Cancer Screening Service for the implementation of the BreastCheck and CervicalCheck Programmes.