Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2025
964. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the five-year survival rates for those diagnosed in public hospitals, private hospitals and designated cancer centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71782/25]
View answerThe National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI) has a statutory obligation to collate information in relation to national cancer incidence across all tumour types. This information will typically only be made available 2 to 3 years after the year of incidence, in keeping with international standards.
In answer to the Deputy's queries, a graph is set out at the link below outlining the five-year survival rates for breast cancer for patients diagnosed in public hospitals, private hospitals and designated cancer centres for the period 2018-2022 which has been provided by the NCRI.
The Government is committed to improving cancer care, ensuring better prevention, maintaining improvements in cancer survival rates, and timely access to treatments.
