2928. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide the estimated level of excess mortality in Ireland to date in 2026; the methodology used by her Department to calculate these figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24800/26]
Topics / Mortality Rates
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsMortality Rates
16 questions from 7 TDs, between 25 March 2025 and 14 April 2026.
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2929. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of all-cause mortality for each of the past ten years in five-year age cohorts, specifically under 18; 18-20; 20-25; 25-30; 30-35; and continuing in five-year increments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24801/26]
2930. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths registered for each of the past years for those aged under 25 years-of-age. [24802/26]
2931. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths where myocarditis or pericarditis was listed as the primary or contributory cause of death in each of the past ten years; and if she will provide this data broken down by the age cohorts previously specified. [24803/26]
2932. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide the total number of deaths attributed to diseases of the circulatory system for each of the past ten years; and if her Department has commissioned research into the increase in crude mortality from heart failure reported in recent Irish heart attack audits. [24804/26]
76. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce preventable baby deaths, following a recent Oireachtas Committee on Health meeting in which this issue was highlighted (details supplied); if this will be a priority in the next National Maternity Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17724/26]
964. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the five-year survival rates for those diagnosed in public hospitals, private hospitals and designated cancer centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71782/25]
965. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the details of Ireland's five-year survival rate for breast cancer; and if her Department holds data on the way in which this compares with Britain and other European standards. [71783/25]
966. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the five-year survival rate for breast cancer in each county in the State; if a breakdown on survival rates is available across various social classes and incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71784/25]
266. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the examination and evaluation of the recently published Central Statistics Office figures for medical mortality that are taking place or scheduled to take place. [68408/25]
920. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the EuroMOMO z-score for Ireland for each week from the beginning of November 2024 to the end of March 2025, in tabular form; if the table will state the z-score in respect of each week and the number of corresponding recorded deaths; if she will provide the respective figures for the corresponding period in respect of the EuroMOMO zone as…
141. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to reduce premature mortality among men; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52533/25]
3173. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the cardiac mortality rates by region and by county since 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43708/25]
179. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of excess deaths in Ireland for each of the past five years. [38010/25]
820. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the basis for the HSE’s current definition of perinatal mortality rate for the purposes of inclusion on maternity patient safety statements (details supplied); the body that agreed this definition; the reason for this limited definition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15769/25]
799. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who died from sepsis in Ireland in 2024. [13917/25]