403. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer drug clinical trials operated in acute hospitals for each of the years from 2019 to date in 2026. [66194/26]
Topics / Clinical Trials
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsClinical Trials
16 questions from 6 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 17 September 2026.
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675. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current state of Ireland's preparedness for utilising the EU's Joint Clinical Assessments (JCA) on clinical trial data in evaluations by the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE); when she expects such JCA's to be applied to such evaluations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46925/26]
676. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the guidance that has been issued to Irish marketing authorisation holders regarding the process, timelines, and expectations for considering the EU's Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) by the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE); the way in which JCA reports will be factored into the reimbursement recommendations for treatments; and if she…
783. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if membership of the (CTAC) Clinical Trials Advisory Council has been set; to provide full list of membership; the efforts her Department is making to ensure that Ireland is an attractive place for clinical trials; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47461/26]
236. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason Ireland ranked as the slowest of all EU member states for the time from EU Clinical Trial Regulation approval to the first clinical trial site being ready, at 213 days, for studies commenced between 2023 and 2025; the steps being taken to reduce clinical trial set-up times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44375/26]
237. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of pharmaceutical industry-sponsored clinical trials commenced in Ireland in each year since 2021; her views on the fact that Ireland initiated far fewer trials than comparable countries such as Denmark over the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44376/26]
868. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the interim recommendations she received from the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37769/25]
869. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proportion of clinical trials initiated in Ireland since 2023 that have met the 42-days key performance indicator for regulatory approval, ethics approval and contracting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37770/25]
870. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the number of dedicated WTE clinical research staff employed by the Health Service Executive; the plans for additional recruitment in 2025 and 2026 of dedicated clinical research staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37771/25]
871. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health to report, on a hospital-by-hospital basis, on utilisation by public hospitals of clinical research organisation services, and on associated charging overheads, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37772/25]
872. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health with reference to governance of clinical trials in which public hospitals participate, if national guidance has been issued for data impact assessments; if she will report, on a hospital-by-hospital basis, if hospitals are following national guidance, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37773/25]
55. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to increase clinical trials and better support clinicians, researchers and staff to focus on clinical trial activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34618/25]
821. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the progress in increasing the number of clinical trials across the health sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34050/25]
567. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group; when her department will publish the planned interim report on challenges of conducting trials in Ireland; if she will publish interim year-on-year targets for the level of clinical trials activity in Ireland for 2025, 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2273…
873. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the status of the work of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group; when her Department will publish the planned interim report on challenges of conducting trials in Ireland; when it is intended to produce a final report proposing solutions to the issues impacting clinical research in Ireland; and her observations on the way to reduce administrative burden…
1373. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health what can be done to increase Ireland’s participation rate in cancer related clinical trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46559/24]