Written answers
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
Department of Health
Cancer Services
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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1246. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with cancer in the State in each of the past ten years, by cancer type, in tabular form. [13789/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The National Cancer Registry Ireland (NCRI) is charged with collecting and classifying information on all cancer cases that occur in Ireland. The NCRI produces annual reports covering cancer incidence, mortality and survival.
The most recent year for which the NCRI has published full incident cancer case counts is 2021. This data was published in its 2023 annual report, which is available here:
- www.ncri.ie/sites/ncri/files/pubs/NCRI_AnnualStatisticalReport_2023.pdf
Please find attached the number of persons diagnosed with cancer in the State each year between 2012 and 2021, by cancer type, in tabular form.
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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1247. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time between cancer diagnosis and the commencement of chemotherapy treatment (details supplied), in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [13790/24]
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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