Cancer Services

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 …

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 car…

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]

88. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health for an overview of the progress made under the current Cancer Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17325/26]

126. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to expand cancer screening services in Ireland by introducing multigene next generation sequencing to allow for earlier diagnosis and better treatment outcomes for citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17626/26]

477. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed progress report with regard to the provision of a new permanent oncology and haematology unit at University Hospital Kerry, and if she will prioritise this new oncology unit for Kerry patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15668/26]

507. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when the next round of grant supports will be made available to the National Cancer Control Programme through the National Alliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15800/26]

926. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) will face no more delays in their cancer treatment, and that such treatment will begin as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14117/26]

1038. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the work which is being undertaken by her Department to improve outcomes for people diagnosed with brain cancer; if her Department is increasing funding for brain cancer research and clinical trials in Ireland, improving access to specialist neuro-oncology services, reducing waiting times for diagnosis and treatment and providing stronger …

1039. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of CervicalCheck smear test samples sent to foreign laboratories for testing in each of the past five years and to date in 2026; to provide the figure as a percentage, in each year, in tabular form. [14861/26]

1043. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the current number and waiting times for each radiation oncology unit, in tabular form. [14865/26]

1044. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of new patients who started anti-cancer therapy in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14866/26]

1045. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed treatments or appointments for cancer treatment since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [14867/26]

1048. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to any increase or perceived increase in the number of persons since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic diagnosed with stage four cancer; if she will provide any data or statistics held by her Department which detail annual trends in cancer diagnosis over the past decade; and if she will make a statement on th…

1089. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further detail on the funding allocated towards developing standardised national tumour specific clinical pathways to optimise early access, diagnosis, staging and treatment for breast, liver, pancreas, prostate, and skin as outlined in the 2026 HSE Service Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15090/26]