Cancer Services

1090. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the date on which both the liver and pancreas dedicated pathways will be up and running in each of the regions across Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15091/26]

1093. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made towards implementing the model of care for psycho-oncology for patients up to 24 years-of-age as per the Programme for Government 2025 commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15094/26]

1094. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the planned activities for the children, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivorship pathway in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15095/26]

1095. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the projected number of children, adolescent and young adults who will access psycho-oncology services by the end of 2026. [15096/26]

1096. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the progress the Government is making in expanding the acute haematology oncology nursing service as per the Programme for Government 2025 commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15097/26]

1097. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the dedicated nursing acute haematology oncology service for patients on active treatment, reducing emergency department attendance and inpatient admissions as outlined in the 2026 HSE Service Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15098/26]

664. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the aspects of the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care that will be progressed in 2026; the funding that will be required to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13897/26]

270. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is considering offering high-intensity focal therapy for prostate cancer patients in the HSE-public system. [13105/26]

271. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will discuss the provision of high-intensity focal therapy for prostate cancer patients with private insurance providers (details supplied). [13106/26]

968. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address any delays in cancer screening programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9187/26]

1174. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if free cancer screening procedures for women could include those aged 70 years or over (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10274/26]

428. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists and average waiting times for each type of cancer treatment at the University Hospital Galway cancer centre; and the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards in this area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9025/26]

1165. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to extending the bowel screening age beyond 70 years old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8537/26]

8. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the waiting periods faced by people in counties Cavan and Monaghan to access cancer treatment, by number waiting and length of time; and the longest period a person waited for treatment in 2025. [5034/26]

45. 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. [4902/26]

521. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the funding supports there are from the HSE for cancer support services and hospice groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5200/26]

970. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists and average waiting times for each type of cancer treatment, by cancer centre; and the compliance rate with key performance indictors and standards in this area, in tabular form. [3970/26]

971. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for patients with suspected cancer for access to diagnostic tests; and the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards in this area. [3971/26]

516. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to patients’ and their families’ concerns about breaks in the delivery of time-sensitive radiotherapy cancer treatment over holiday periods, for example, at Christmas which can in some cases lead to accelerated repopulation of cancer cells; if she has examined ways in which this can be addressed to minim…

2470. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2533 and 2534 of 8 September 2025 and No. 3368 of 29 July 2025, the total number of children diagnosed with DMG and DIPG over the past ten years; and the total number of children diagnosed with DMG and DIPG who have undergone biopsies over the past ten years. [1927/26]

2471. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 2533 and 2534 of 8 September 2025 and No. 3368 of 29 July 2025, the percentage of children diagnosed with DMG and DIPG who have undergone biopsies over the past ten years. [1928/26]

385. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health her Department's plans on supporting mobile lung cancer screening vehicles, in view of the fact that these units help with the early detection of lung cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72777/25]

386. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the recent budget accounted for funding towards screening and diagnosis of lung cancer at earlier stages, in view of the fact that 60% of lung cancer patients are found at a later stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72778/25]

389. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will give consideration to providing additional specific funding to hospitals to allow for the abolition of parking charges for cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72781/25]

390. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given by her Department to provide funding for the lung health check pilot programme, in view of the fact that lung cancer is responsible for 20% of all cancer deaths in the country which equates to 2,000 deaths per annum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72782/25]