Cancer Services

4001. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards for each type of cancer treatment, by cancer centre, for each year 2022 to 2025, inclusive; the number of patients who underwent each treatment type; and the number and percentage who received care within the target timeframe, in tabular form. [58541/26]

4002. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards for each type of cancer treatment, by cancer centre, for 2026 to date; the number of patients who underwent each treatment type; and the number and percentage who received care within the target timeframe, in tabular form. [58542/26]

4007. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the way in which people with lived experience of a cancer diagnosis, their carers, clinical staff, advocacy groups and so on, will be involved in the external evaluation of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58561/26]

743. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no mechanism in place for funding access to cancer therapies which are available at the North West Cancer Centre in Altnagelvin but which are not yet reimbursed in this State (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52843/26]

208. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve cancer care since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51930/26]

177. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health when the National Cancer Strategy Implementation Reports for 2024 and 2025 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45981/26]

178. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health when the evaluation for the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45982/26]

179. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which patient representatives, clinicians and advocacy groups will be involved in a review of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45983/26]

180. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health when the development of the new National Cancer Strategy will start; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45984/26]

181. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the way in which patient representatives, clinicians and advocacy groups will be involved in the development of the next National Cancer Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45985/26]

183. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the progress made against each of the key performance indicators, as outlined on page 25 of the Framework for the Care and Support of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with Cancer in Ireland 2021-2026; including what KPIs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45987/26]

903. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actual number and the percentage of electronic referrals from a GP to urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics, by hospital, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [45221/26]

337. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health whether radiography services are available at weekends in University Hospital Galway; to provide details of staffing levels, vacancies, and reliance on agency staff; the measures being taken to ensure adequate diagnostic imaging capacity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44765/26]

1954. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health her plans for upgrading Cork University Hospital/University College Cork, which is certified as a cancer centre by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes, to the higher designation of comprehensive cancer centre accreditation, as recommended in the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Econom…

1955. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the current status of the national radiation therapy machine replacement programme, given that according to the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026 the Irish Radiation Oncology Advocacy Group reported in October 2025 that nearly 75% of linear accelera…

1956. 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, CervicalCheck five-year participation rates in the period ending March 2023 varied from 66% in County Laois to 82% in County Carlow, with only three counties meeting the National Screening Service t…

1957. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the implementation of the National Adult Palliative Care Policy launched by her Department in September 2024, including the allocation of the €2 million set aside for initial rollout in 2024; the steps being taken to reach the European Association for Palliative Care benchmark of two specialised palliative care ser…

1958. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the timeline for extending the National Genomic Test Directory, which was launched in January 2025 initially covering rare and inherited diseases, to include oncology testing, as recommended in the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026; and if she will …

1959. 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 Cancer Trials Ireland data, only approximately 1.5% of cancer patients in Ireland were enrolled in interventional clinical trials in 2023, well below the National Cancer Strategy 2017-202…

1960. 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 National Doctors Training and Planning data, approvals for new consultant posts fell sharply from 305 in 2022 to 266 in 2023 and to 148 in 2024; what action is being taken to reverse this…

1961. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the steps being taken to address the €180 million estimated funding gap in the implementation of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 between 2017 and 2024, as identified by the Irish Cancer Society and referenced in the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in Janua…

535. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who having had a mastectomy in July 2022, was referred to University Hospital Cork for a procedure and has yet to receive an appointment to have this surgery completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40941/26]

538. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to the recent comments of the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance (details supplied), for details of the strategic infrastructure programme to plan for replacement and expansion at public radiation oncology services currently under development. [40968/26]

1169. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is considering funding the use of 'focal therapy' for the treatment of prostate cancer; the timeline for a decision on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38934/26]

289. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses delivering chemotherapy treatment at each of the relevant hospitals in HSE Dublin and North East; to provide a comparison with the optimum staffing required to ensure timely access to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38243/26]