Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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1082. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons attending the rapid access lung clinic in designated cancer centres during the first six months of 2017. [36388/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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A total of 1,540 patients attended the rapid access lung clinics between January 2017 and May 2017. Data for June is not yet available.

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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1083. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons attending rapid access prostate clinics in cancer centres during the first six months of 2017; and the number of persons attending such clinics that attended or were offered an appointment within 20 working days of receipt of referral in the cancer centres over the same time period. [36389/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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A total of 1,264 people were seen in rapid access prostate clinics to end-May 2017, the latest figures available. Of these, 598 were seen within 20 working days of receipt of referral in the cancer centre.