128 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in relation to cancer patients, her attention has been drawn to the fact that the survival rate at the five year mark is halved where there is a delay of eight weeks or more from prescription to provision of radiotherapy and chemotherapy; if her attention has further been drawn to fact that without dedicated transport facilities, it is not feasible for some patients to access critical cancer treatments entailing multiple, and sometimes daily, journeys to far distant treatment centres; the specific measures which have been put in place since the publication of the Hollywood report in 2003 to improve transport facilities for patients who must travel far distances to access critical cancer treatment; the status of the innovative transport initiative promised on publication of the Hollywood report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35869/05]

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128 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in relation to cancer patients, her attention has been drawn to the fact that the survival rate at the five year mark is halved where there is a delay of eight weeks or more from prescription to provision of radiotherapy and chemotherapy; if her attention has further been drawn to fact that without dedicated transport facilities, it is not feasible for some patients to access critical cancer treatments entailing multiple, and sometimes daily, journeys to far distant treatment centres; the specific measures which have been put in place since the publication of the Hollywood report in 2003 to improve transport facilities for patients who must travel far distances to access critical cancer treatment; the status of the innovative transport initiative promised on publication of the Hollywood report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35869/05]

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1. 23 November 2005

   Hospital Services.

   128 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in relation to cancer patients, her attention has been drawn to the fact that the survival rate at the five year mark is halved where there is a delay of eight weeks or more from prescription to provision of radiotherapy and chemotherapy; if her attention has further been drawn to fact that without dedicated transport facilities, it is not feasible for some patients to access critical cancer treatments entailing multiple, and sometimes daily, journeys to far distant treatment centres; the specific measures which have been put in place since the publication of the Hollywood report in 2003 to improve transport facilities for patients who must travel far distances to access critical cancer treatment; the status of the innovative transport initiative promised on publication of the Hollywood report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35869/05]

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