Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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453. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department provided funding to the Irish Cancer Society in each of the years 2010 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29689/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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My Department has provided funding to the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) on two occasions between 2010 and 2015.

In 2014, my Department provided funding of €8,000 to the ICS for an advertising campaign around the launch of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014.

A further €7,934.73 was provided to the ICS in 2015, as a contribution towards their Sunbed Social Media Campaign, which coincided with the launch of Phase 2 of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014.

Separately, the HSE National Cancer Control Programme provides funding to the ICS towards the cost of running the Travel to Care scheme.