Health Strategies
Seanad Éireann — 2026-05-13
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Teresa Costello (FF), Agricultural Panel

I thank the Minister of State for his response. I want to drive home my message about the machinery. As I said, if an office was operating with a photocopier that was not working to the proper standard, it would get rid of it. This is life-saving technology. I want to know what is going on in procurement and I want to be a part of the national cancer strategy. I want to be a part of what is going on. I am a stakeholder. People who are sick or dying are sharing their stories because they know what a harsh illness cancer is. That is why I am so passionate about getting this strategy up and running. We have seven months left and we need to deliver. We need clear timelines regarding when the next ten-year strategy is going to be rolled out. This is not the kind of thing where we can have a break for two months without a strategy in place. Following the meeting of the Joint Committee on Health I mentioned, I will start chasing up the procurement side of this.

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Sitting date: 2026-05-13