Written answers
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Department of Health
Hospital Services
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1292. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the absolute number of people who started radiation therapy for cancer treatment, and if they started within the recommended timeframe, for each month between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12819/23]
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointment slots available per month for people to receive radical radiotherapy between 1 January 2016 to date, in tabular form. [12820/23]
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1294. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent radiation therapists required to ensure people with cancer start radiation therapy within the required timeframe. [12821/23]
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1295. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent radiation therapists working in the public health system to provide radiation therapy to cancer patients at the end of each of the years 2016 to 2022. [12822/23]
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent radiation therapists working in each of the public hospitals at the end of each of the years 2013 to 2023. [12823/23]
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who started radiation therapy for cancer treatment within the recommended timeframe, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12825/23]
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1299. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with skin cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12826/23]
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1300. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with breast cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe to start radiation therapy, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12827/23]
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with prostate cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe to start radiation therapy, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12828/23]
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with cervical cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe to start radiation therapy, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12829/23]
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1303. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with head and neck cancer who started radiation therapy within the recommended timeframe to start radiation therapy, on a monthly basis, between 1 January 2019 to date, in tabular form. [12830/23]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1292 to 1296, inclusive, and 1298 to 1303, inclusive, together.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1297. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid to the private healthcare sector to provide radiation therapy to cancer patients from the public health system via the National Treatment Purchase Fund or other payment mechanisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12824/23]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
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