Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2024-02-22
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I introduced the breast cancer provision in 2001 in which we made allocations so I was a bit taken aback yesterday. I am glad the situation has been sorted and clarified. There is no loss of service in that respect. That is the way it should be. There are Department of Social Protection grants, I understand, for wigs and other hairpieces for specific issues. For the first time this year, we provided an extra €3 million for cancer support centres and various organisations, such as ARC, which were traditionally funded primarily through fundraising. We have created dedicated funding for them. We need to do more in the years to come but we have at least established that. A lot of cancer patients get good support at such centres. We will continue to examine the issue. On the issue of care versus-----

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Sitting date: 2024-02-22