Irish Cancer Society: €30m needed for ‘stretched’ services

Rachel morrogh director of advocacy Irish Cancer Society, with Donal buggy director of services Irish Cancer Society.

The government must provide €30m in Budget 2021 to address a range of challenges in already “stretched” cancer services, the Irish Cancer Society has said.

In a pre-budget submission published today, the cancer charity sought “proper” funding to address the critical underfunding of services in recent years and additional challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic, including growing waiting lists and reduced capacity.