1952. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026, drawing on Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association data, State processing time for cancer medicine reimbursement applications submitted between 2022 and 2024 averaged 492 days, more than twice the 225-day benchmark derived from the Health Act 2013 and the 2021 Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association Framework Agreement, and that this benchmark was exceeded for 96% of these medicines; the remedial action that is being taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41953/26]

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1952. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to the cancer dashboard for Ireland published by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics in January 2026, drawing on Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association data, State processing time for cancer medicine reimbursement applications submitted between 2022 and 2024 averaged 492 days, more than twice the 225-day benchmark derived from the Health Act 2013 and the 2021 Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association Framework Agreement, and that this benchmark was exceeded for 96% of these medicines; the remedial action that is being taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41953/26]

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