Cancer Services

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 refe…

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 statemen…

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 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the status of out-of-date, old or non-compliant diagnostic equipment in breast cancer assessment units; the number of machines requiring replacement or upgrade; the timeline for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 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health when funding will be formally allocated to replace outdated breast diagnostic equipment; the reason for the delay in confirming this funding; and whether the 2026 capital plan includes specific ring-fenced investment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 e…

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]

1069. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with cancer that started radiation therapy as a proportion of all people who were diagnosed with cancer in each of the years 2015 to 2025. [70218/25]

1070. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons completing radiation therapy and the percentage who commenced radiation therapy within 15 working days of being deemed ready to treat, by relevant hospital, in each of the 12 months up to December 2025 and year-to-date, in tabular form. [70219/25]

519. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the results/rollout of ongoing the PRAISE-U (PRostate Cancer Awareness and Initiative for Screening in the European Union) study; if there will be any efforts to bring in a free prostate cancer screening service similar to the existing BreastCheck and CervicalCheck programmes for breast and cervical cancers followin…

565. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns that women are still waiting an average of six months for a mammogram at the BreastCheck Eccles Unit, Dublin 7; if she is aware that the majority of women seeking to access this service either have or had breast cancer; if she will clarify whether the results of mammogram testing at this location are generally share…

566. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason medication (details supplied) is not free and available to stage 4 cancer patients; if she will take steps to improve access to these medicines for persons who cannot afford to pay for them as happens in the UK’s NHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67593/25]

605. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health how her Department intends to ensure national consistency in cancer care outcomes under a system where funding decisions will be largely devolved to HSE regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67887/25]

608. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the regional breakdown of funding allocated to the National Cancer Strategy for 2026 under the new devolved HSE regional budgeting model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67901/25]

609. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the methodology used to determine the level of funding provided to each HSE region for the implementation of the National Cancer Strategy in 2026; the criteria applied in determining regional allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67902/25]

610. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the projected expenditure by region in 2026 on rapid access clinics for breast, lung and prostate cancers; and the expected impact of this funding on waiting times and early-diagnosis capacity. [67903/25]

611. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the funding specifically ring-fenced in 2026 for radiotherapy, surgical oncology and chemotherapy services in each HSE region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67904/25]

612. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if performance targets will be introduced for each region in respect of the implementation of the National Cancer Strategy in 2026; the nature of these targets; and the way in which they will be monitored and enforced. [67905/25]

613. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the additional resources being allocated in 2026 to address existing regional variations in cancer outcomes, including survival rates, early detection rates and treatment access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67906/25]