162. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of an oncology unit at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64092/25]
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
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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.
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The questions
181. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the action can be taken to improve services and supports for cancer patients in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64445/25]
192. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the funding being provided for the national cancer strategy in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63980/25]
697. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the free travel scheme can be extended to persons with cancer who, due to their condition and treatment, may be able to drive some days and not others, or for an undetermined time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62720/25]
946. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the implementation of a report concerning the upgrading of radiotherapy services provided by the St. Luke’s network and radiotherapy services in general (details supplied). [61076/25]
1846. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the current laboratory testing policy for head-and-neck, anal and cervical cancers regarding p16 immunohistochemistry, HPV DNA genotyping, and where available E6/E7 mRNA assays; the proportion of relevant tumours tested for HPV status each year; the steps being taken to standardise national reporting to the NCRI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
815. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to the national cancer strategy in Budget 2026; to provide a detailed breakdown of this allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57027/25]
816. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to cancer services in Budget 2026; to provide a detailed breakdown of this allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57028/25]
817. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department has begun planning for the next national cancer strategy, as the current one expires in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57029/25]
822. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if plans were considered to move cancer services in the Galway/Roscommon area to Merlin Park; if consultants in the area put together a clear proposal to set up a day ward type service on a floor of the building; if such a proposal was refused by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54690/25]
899. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to outline the alternative screening available to those who are unable to undergo breast screening by mammogram; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55422/25]
900. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if private MRIs can be reviewed and assessed by a specialist team within the Galway Breast Clinic or another HSE breast centre; if not the reason; the alternative pathways available to someone in these circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55423/25]
901. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health in relation to breast screening, to outline the circumstances in which MRI or targeted ultrasound are available instead of mammogram; if such alternatives may be made more widely available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55424/25]
357. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of mammograms provided at University Hospital Waterford in each of the past 12-months; the average waiting time for mammograms to be read and for the patients to be informed of the outcome; the number of follow-ups required; the average waiting time for individuals to be informed; the waiting time for treatments thereafter; and if she will make a st…
312. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will approve treatment for a constituent (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54026/25]
641. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to implement the necessary measures to improve cancer services across the country and save lives (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53395/25]
77. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to account for the dramatic drop over the past eight years in breast cancer patients with an identified B5 or C5 receiving surgical intervention within the 20-working day target - with surgery identified as the first treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52489/25]
79. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the serious deficits in staffing and equipment in public radiation therapy services; if she will instruct the HSE to offer all radiation therapy graduates employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52861/25]
88. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the immediate plans to increase the current resources at the Mater hospital to reduce the waiting time for those seeking an oncology appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52563/25]
110. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if there are plans, within the next year, to increase resources nationwide to address the wait times for those seeking an oncology appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52564/25]
418. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of person (details supplied) diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, who is currently ineligible for CAR T-cell therapy due to the treatment being licensed in Ireland only for individuals under the age of 26; if she will clarify the basis for this age restriction; the reason Ireland differs from other jurisdictions in th…
449. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the current staffing complement of the National Cervical Screening Laboratory, by discipline and grade, in tabular form; the required staffing necessary to fully repatriate screening services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52803/25]
454. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average time taken by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics and her Department to complete health technology assessments and reimbursement decisions on oncology drugs in the past three years; and whether target timelines exist to expedite access for public patients. [52825/25]
455. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has entered into outcomes-based or risk-sharing agreements with pharmaceutical companies in respect of new cancer drugs; and if so, to provide details of the drugs concerned, the duration of the agreements, and the outcomes being measured. [52826/25]
456. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the projected level of additional annual funding required over the next five years to ensure that all newly approved cancer drugs are made available to public patients in a timely manner; and whether ring-fenced oncology funding is being considered within her Department. [52827/25]