Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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562. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a report for Dáil Éireann on international and Irish standards of care for women with advanced ovarian cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22726/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The National Cancer Registry (NCRI) was established in 1991 with a statutory obligation to collect and classify information on all cancer cases that occur in Ireland and has been collecting such data since 1994. The NCRI makes information on cancer cases available on its website and publishes an annual statistical report.

The NCRI also publishes thematic cancer trend reports, which provide detailed information on prevalence, outcomes, and international comparisons. Topics for future publications, aligned with service and clinical priorities are identified following a consultation process, which includes the National Cancer Control Programme, and cover a two-year cycle. The next consultation process is due to commence later this year.

Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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563. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women in Ireland diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer annually from 2020 to 2024; to report this information by disease subtype and in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22727/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The National Cancer Registry (NCRI) was established in 1991 with a statutory obligation to collect and classify information on all cancer cases that occur in Ireland and has been collecting such data since 1994. The NCRI makes information on cancer cases available on its website and publishes an annual statistical report and trend reports, among other publications. These are available at: www.ncri.ie/.

Information on cancer cases will typically only be made available two to three years after the year of incidence, in keeping with international standards. The five-year period for which the NCRI has the most reliable and complete data on ovarian cancer by stage at diagnosis is 2016 to 2020.

The number of patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer have been divided into early (stage I and II) and late (stage III and IV). The data on stage for 2021 and 2022, which is also provided, is not yet complete. It must be noted that many of the cases which are currently unknown stage for 2021 and 2022 may be recorded as later stage cases than earlier stage cases when the data collection is complete.