PQ 1959
1959. 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 Cancer Trials Ireland data, only approximately 1.5% of cancer patients in Ireland were enrolled in interventional clinical trials in 2023, well below the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 target of 6%; what steps are being taken to close this gap; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41960/26]
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1959. 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 Cancer Trials Ireland data, only approximately 1.5% of cancer patients in Ireland were enrolled in interventional clinical trials in 2023, well below the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 target of 6%; what steps are being taken to close this gap; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41960/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-06-09/1959/
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