Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) on what date he was made aware of a suspected cluster of childhood cancer cases occurring in the Mid Ulster area between July 2023 and April 2025; and (ii) any investigations his Department, including the Chief Medical Officer, has undertaken, or … Continue reading AQW 45951/22-27 – Childhood cancer cases
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to improve the efficiency of the methodology and outcomes of investigations of suspected cancer clusters by the Public Health Agency and the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry. Minister of Health: When concerns are raised about a suspected cancer cluster, … Continue reading AQW 49484/22-27 – Methodology of investigations of suspected cancer clusters
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether the Public Health Agency (PHA) has consulted with the Reader in Epidemiology at Newcastle University on how to improve the efficiency of the methodology and outcomes of investigations of suspected cancer clusters by the PHA and the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry. Minister of … Continue reading AQW 49483/22-27 – Investigations of suspected cancer clusters
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health, given that the most recent official statistics data currently available from the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry is from 2022, to detail how the Public Health Agency (i) investigate; and (ii) respond to, reports of more recent incidences of geographically concentrated rises in childhood cancers. … Continue reading AQW 37388/22-27 – Reports of geographically concentrated rises in childhood cancers
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the rationale as to why the most recent official statistics data available from the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR) is from 2022; and (ii) any steps that can be taken to reduce the time taken on NICR official outputs. Minister of … Continue reading AQW 37297/22-27 – Official statistics data from NI Cancer Registry
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether the Public Health Agency or the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry has made any request to his Department since June 2025 for environmental monitoring data on air, water and soil in relation to the reported increase in childhood cancers in Mid Ulster. [Priority Written] … Continue reading AQW 36392/22-27 – Environmental monitoring data requests
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