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flag Irish cancer care delays reveal a postcode lottery.

flag A recent report shows that 15% of Irish chemotherapy patients and 23% of radiotherapy patients do not start treatment on time, while surgery rates for prostate, breast, and lung cancers are also delayed. flag Sinn Féin claims these statistics reveal a "postcode lottery" in healthcare, with access to care depending on location. flag The party's health spokesperson, David Cullinane, attributes the delays to insufficient capital funding and criticized the missed targets, including for BreastCheck screenings.

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