Cancer Services

290. 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 Midlands; 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. [38244/26]

291. 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 South 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. [38245/26]

292. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses delivering chemotherapy treatment at each of the relevant hospitals in HSE Mid West; 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. [38246/26]

293. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses delivering chemotherapy treatment at each of the relevant hospitals in HSE South West; 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. [38247/26]

294. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses delivering chemotherapy treatment at each of the relevant hospitals in HSE West and North West; 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. [38248/26]

296. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details on the strategic infrastructure programme; to plan for replacement and expansion at public radiation oncology services (details supplied), including timelines on the development of this programme; the details of the stakeholders that will be involved in the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on th…

1184. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if urgent medical treatment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37471/26]

227. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to include high intensity focused ultrasound in the public healthcare system for those suffering with prostate cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35412/26]

228. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her current plans to improve prostate cancer treatment pathways to reflect international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35413/26]

1053. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the recommendations of a report (details supplied) will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34232/26]

854. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to establish a rapid access pancreatic cancer diagnostic clinic to ensure assessment within two weeks of referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31971/26]

855. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce delays in diagnostic tests for suspected pancreatic cancer and to standardise pathways nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31972/26]

856. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce a national awareness campaign on the early signs of pancreatic cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31973/26]

857. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of National Cancer Strategy commitments relating to rapid referral pathways for high mortality cancers such as pancreatic cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31974/26]

900. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the Government supports the inclusion of a distinct health “window” within the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034, with earmarked funding to secure the continuation of key initiatives such as Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the EU Cancer Mission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32238/26]

1238. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); her plans to expand access to dendritic cell therapy and other personalised cancer treatments in Ireland; if expanding the treatment abroad scheme will be examined to ensure that patients are not forced to repeatedly fundraise to access life-extending treatment; and if she wil…

457. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to address concerns outlined by a former chair of the National Cancer Strategy with respect to an expected surge in cancer cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31716/26]

172. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work being done to ensure the Hereditary Cancer Steering Group includes next generation sequencing testing in its model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28382/26]

179. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that PET-CT scanners are available in every public hospital providing cancer treatment services and reduce reliance on private healthcare providers for this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28467/26]

224. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve cancer care in the west of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28154/26]

225. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health her plans to address infrastructure and capacity deficits for cancer services as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28468/26]

2623. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the plans her Department has to upgrade BreastCheck machines with CESM technology and the cost-benefit analysis they have conducted related to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23614/26]

2915. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for implementing the endoscopy eReferral system as outlined in Pillar 2 of the Waiting Time Action Plan. [24762/26]

2916. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for implementing the endoscopy Reporting System as outlined in Pillar 2 of the Waiting Time Action Plan. [24763/26]

2917. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the progress on the implementation of Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) for triaging people for colonoscopy. [24764/26]