Financial assistance for treatment travel

Travel2Care is a limited transportation assistance fund which has been made available by the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) to patients travelling to the eight designated cancer care centres or approved satellite centre and is administered by the Irish Cancer Society. 

Eligibility for Travel2Care

• Are an Irish citizen or reside permanently in Ireland
• Have a genuine financial need and are having difficulties in attending appointments e.g. travelling over 30km to a designated cancer care centre or approved satellite centre (Letterkenny). 
• Are travelling for assessment, diagnosis and/or surgery/active treatment at a designated centre or approved satellite centre. 
• Have not qualified for or cannot avail for other schemes, such as transport funded by the HSE or voluntary transport initiatives.

Please note that we cannot provide financial assistance towards retrospective appointments. 

Designated Cancer Care Centres

• Beaumont Hospital
• Mater Misericordiae Hospital
• St. James’s Hospital
• St. Vincent’s Hospital
• Cork University Hospital
• Waterford Regional Hospital
• Galway University Hospital
• Mid Western Regional Hospital, Limerick

• Letterkenny General Hospital (approved satellite centre)

How to apply for Travel2Care

If you are eligible, and you are going for an assessment and/or investigations in one of the approved centres listed above, apply by downloading and completing application form A for assessment and investigations.

Form A: Assessment and Investigations (PDF 588kb)

If you are having ongoing treatment (chemotherapy or radiotherapy), please speak to a medical social worker, cancer nurse or other healthcare professional who may complete a form on your behalf. Due to the volume of applications we cannot accept applications made by patients.

Post your completed application to Travel2Care, Irish Cancer Society, 43-45 Northumberland Rd, Dublin 4.

For more information about how we can help with the financial costs of travel for cancer treatment, contact our Travel2Care team at (01) 231 6643 / (01) 2316619 or travel2care@irishcancer.ie.

* Updated 20/12/2011