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genuinely believed cancer survivors deserved better. I want to acknowledge Professor Mark Lawler and Ciarán Briscoe for their work at the All-Island Cancer Research Institute. I want to acknowledge Adrian O'Higgins BL, who drafted the original legislation and gave enormously of his time and expertise … Irish Cancer Society showed that almost a one quarter of people affected by cancer had difficulty even getting financial quotes after their cancer diagnosis. That research really mattered. It helped expose the scale of the problem and helped drive political momentum behind this legislation. I also want

have arrived at this. All the key stakeholders welcome this. The Irish Cancer Society welcomes this. I spoke at the All-Island Cancer Research Institute's summit in Croke Park on Tuesday. It welcomes this. Its members asked me to go and speak on this in Brussels

Croke Park this morning for the All-Island Cancer Summit 2026. It had organisations from the Irish Cancer Society and medical consultants to researchers, people from the hospitals and everyone involved in cancer care in the country. The big concern they all have is about the future

also reduced. Although these are positive trends, we must continue to work to decrease these numbers and the risks to our young people. Research studies also show consistently that exposure to alcohol advertising is associated with an increased likelihood that children will start to drink or will drink … alcohol in Ireland. The settled scientific consensus is that alcohol consumption causes harms, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and seven types of cancer, and that alcohol advertising serves to increase consumption and therefore harm. Zero-alcohol products do not have the health risks associated with alcohol products

understanding of the impact that alcohol is having on our society and on people. We know there are 1,000 alcohol-related cancers each year. We know that four people die every day in Ireland from alcohol-related harm. It is costing the health service a huge amount … because it wanted the level set at 1.2% instead of 0.5%. Honestly, it is laughable. The other excuse given to us related to research. I agree that the more research we have, the better but we already have a stack of international evidence and I can quote some

Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034, specifically regarding the inclusion of dedicated health-related funding windows and earmarked resources for EU-wide cancer prevention and research initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32240/26

Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the additional pharmacy training places that will be made available at Trinity College Dublin as a result of the Government's €28.5 million investment into healthcare education announced recently during the debate in Dáil Éireann on cancer services; and if he will

Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline what additional pharmacy training places are expected to be made available at University College Cork as part of the Government's €28.5 million investment in healthcare education announced as part of recent Dáil debates on cancer services