Irish Cancer Society slams efforts by Insurance Ireland to delay penalisation of survivors

In a thread on Twitter this morning, Irish Cancer Society director of advocacy Rachel Murrogh pushed back on the claim that it’s merely a “perception” that cancer survivors are penalised when trying to access such services. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland

The Irish Cancer Society has described as "very strange" Insurance Ireland's efforts to delay proposed new legislation preventing cancer survivors from being penalised by insurance companies and banks.

The Business Post reported today that the Government has stalled a bill proposed by senators that would mean no person would have to disclose a cancer diagnosis to a financial institution once they have not had active treatment in five years.