Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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631. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed timescale for completion of a new national cancer strategy, the proposed membership of the review group, if he will consider including a patient advocate on the review group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14855/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department is developing a new Cancer Strategy for the period 2016-2025. It is envisaged that the new Strategy will be completed by the end of 2015 for implementation from 2016.

I am establishing a Steering Group to provide guidance and advice to my Department in formulating the Strategy. The Steering Group will include a range of expertise across various aspects of cancer control, including patient representation.