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]
Topics / Cancer Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCancer Services
394 questions from 77 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
394
questions
384 written, 10 oral
77
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 36 |
| March 2025 | 16 |
| April 2025 | 34 |
| May 2025 | 19 |
| June 2025 | 28 |
| July 2025 | 43 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 27 |
| October 2025 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 15 |
| December 2025 | 33 |
| January 2026 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 23 |
| March 2026 | 6 |
| April 2026 | 18 |
| May 2026 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 16 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 6 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
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 will make a statement o…
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]
2918. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the progress on the implementation of capsule endoscopy for colon capsule procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24765/26]
2919. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for further detail on the mitigation measures in place to ensure patients referred for urgent endoscopy review are seen as quickly as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24766/26]
2966. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health her views on the regional disparities in access to lung cancer care. [25013/26]
3015. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the reason women in Ireland are not provided with their personal breast density information along with their mammogram results given that as many as 50% of cancers are missed on mammograms in women with dense breasts; her plans to include breast density information disclosure under the BreastCheck programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25328/2…
3089. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the five year survival rate for people diagnosed with bowel cancer, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25831/26]
3090. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the five year survival rate for people diagnosed with prostate cancer, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25832/26]
3091. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the five year survival rate for people diagnosed with melanoma, broken down by county and by gender, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25833/26]
3157. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to provide a public radiotherapy centre in the Mid West region; if all radiotherapy for patients in the Mid West is contracted out to private providers; if the HSE plans to outsource to a new private centre in Limerick (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26144/26]
3390. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 970 of 20 January 2026, 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, in tabular form; the number of patients who underwent each treatment type; and the number and percentage who received care within the target …
934. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if high-intensity focused ultrasound for the treatment of prostate cancer is available under the treatment abroad scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21887/26]
2224. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the immediate action that can be implemented in order to alleviate the financial hardship endured by patients where a cancer diagnosis ultimately results in a stoma or the condition of lymphedema; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20850/26]
4. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans for a new cancer strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17629/26]
83. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to bring forward a new cancer strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17300/26]