Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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162. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the restoration of radiotherapy services in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11012/19]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Under the National Plan for Radiation Oncology, radiotherapy is available in five public hospitals: St. James's Hospital, Beaumont Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital in Dublin, as well as Cork University Hospital and University Hospital Galway. Radiotherapy services for public patients are also provided in two private facilities in Waterford and Limerick under the aegis of Cork University Hospital and University Hospital Galway respectively. Meanwhile, arrangements are in place for patients from the North West to have treatment at the North West Cancer Centre in Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Derry. There are no plans to provide radiotherapy services at Sligo University Hospital.

The National Plan for Radiation Oncology provides a model of care involving the concentration of activity and expertise to facilitate high quality radiation oncology treatments for patients in line with best evidence and international best practice.