Social Democrats table motion to stop debt collectors' pursuit of cancer patients

Social Democrat co-leader Roisin Shortall, tabled the motion noting: "It is quite remarkable how efficient the health service can be when it is owed money." Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

The Government have not laid out a timeline for ending the use of debt collectors to pursue cancer patients.

The Social Democrats tabled a motion on Wednesday calling on the Government to cease in-patient charges for those receiving cancer treatment and the use of debt collectors to pursue those who have not paid.