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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 June 2025

Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Questions (187)

Denise Mitchell

Question:

187. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health to clarify if it is considered best practice that all pancreatic cancer patients, regardless of family history, receive genetic testing to identify and detect a possible inherited predisposition to such cancer in close family relatives; if she will clarify the timeline between a referral for such testing and the actual test being conducted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34653/25]

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As this is a matter regarding the clinical decision making process, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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