Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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1104. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has liaised with the health and education authorities on increasing places in third-level institutions for the training of radiographers and sonographers as outlined in the National Cancer Strategy; if so, the outcome of such engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15088/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Health engages with health and education authorities on an on-going basis regarding issues of relevance to cancer care.

There has been a considerable increase in the places in third-level institutions for the training of radiographers since the launch of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026.

In 2018, the number of places on the undergraduate degree programme in radiography provided by University College Dublin was increased from approximately 45 to 100 per year, in line with increasing demand. This will start to impact on the availability of radiographers from mid-2022.