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]
Topics / Cancer Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCancer Services
394 questions from 77 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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questions
384 written, 10 oral
77
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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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 |
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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
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 minimise the impact on pa…
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]
1147. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve cancer care during 2025; her priorities for same in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72565/25]
1148. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve screening services during 2025; her priorities for same in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72566/25]
840. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health her views on the fact that approximately 9,000 women are currently waiting up to 10 weeks or longer for a follow-up appointment after being referred by their GP for suspected breast cancer; the reason such delays are occurring; the clinical risk posed by these waiting times; the actions she is taking to ensure that urgent breast care referrals are assessed w…
841. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the clinical consequences identified by her Department and the HSE regarding prolonged delays in breast cancer follow-up appointments; the number of cases that have breached the recommended urgent referral timeframe; the measures which are being implemented to safeguard early detection and timely diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69…
842. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the status of out-of-date, old or non-compliant diagnostic equipment in breast cancer assessment units; the number of machines requiring replacement or upgrade; the timeline for bringing all breast units in line with modern clinical standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69043/25]
843. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health when funding will be formally allocated to replace outdated breast diagnostic equipment; the reason for the delay in confirming this funding; and whether the 2026 capital plan includes specific ring-fenced investment for breast cancer services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69044/25]
844. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the recruitment, staffing, and capacity challenges contributing to delays in breast cancer follow-up appointments; the number of vacant consultant, radiographer, and breast care nurse posts nationally; the plan to address these gaps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69045/25]
845. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the way in which current waiting times for breast cancer follow-up appointments align with the targets set out in the National Cancer Strategy; the accountability measures which exist for persistent breaches of these targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69046/25]
895. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied) who is an inpatient in UHK and has been deemed too unwell to travel to Cork for her scheduled haematology chemotherapy; if she will clarify why this treatment cannot be provided in UHK, given that similar treatments have previously been facilitated there; if she will intervene to ensure that her care …
918. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide updated data on annual melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer incidence; the HSE’s current and projected expenditure on treatment for skin cancer; and whether her Department has assessed the potential cost-savings associated with early, curriculum-based prevention interventions in schools. [69379/25]
1017. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of taxi journeys funded by the HSE for cancer and other patients in each CHO area for the past three years; the cost of funding these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69772/25]
1018. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the criteria, controls and inspections carried out or requested from each of the taxi firms employed by the HSE for cancer and other patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69773/25]
1068. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people diagnosed with cancer who started radiation therapy in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [70217/25]