Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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1102. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of developmental funding allocated towards the implementation of the national cancer strategy in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54893/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Budget 2023 sets out a budget of over €23.4 billion, the single largest investment in the Irish Health and Social Care Services in the history of the State. In 2021 this Government invested an additional €32 million in cancer services, including €12 million to help services address the additional challenges of Covid-19 and €20 million for new developments in services. In 2022 an additional €20 million was allocated to cancer services, which was used to drive improvement in services for cancer patients and their families.

This year's allocation will be used to ensure the continued rollout of the National Cancer Strategy, and includes €3.8 million for cancer screening services including BreastCheck, Cervical Check and the National Cervical Screening Laboratory.

The HSE will shortly be submitting its National Service Plan to my Department for approval which will set out the type and volume of cancer care services to be provided.