1950. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to a 2024 review of cancer research investment in Ireland covering the period 2019 to 2022, 60% of €106.5 million awarded in cancer research grants by eight participating funders was concentrated in just three universities (details supplied); the steps being taken to broaden the institutional distribution of cancer research i…
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1952. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026, drawing on Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association data, State processing time for cancer medicine reimbursement applications submitted between 2022 and 2024 averaged 492 days, more than twice the 225-day benchmark…
1953. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026, oncologists in Ireland report tailoring cancer treatment decisions based on patients' private health insurance status as a result of delays in public reimbursement of new cancer medicines, creating what the report desc…
1209. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to increase the number of clinical trials, with a strong focus on cancer drugs. [24415/25]