Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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710. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of increasing the amount spent on psycho-oncology services by 15%. [34859/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme advise that approximately €775,000 is being invested in psycho-oncology services in 2020. Based on this figure, an increase of 15% would add a further €116,250.

Allocations for psycho-oncology services in 2021 will be finalised in the context of the HSE's National Service Plan.