Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 April 2004
175 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for Health and Children if he intends to conduct an investigation into the alarmingly high number of cancer deaths in the Drogheda and Dundalk areas as stated in a recent report, Cancer Mortality and Morbidity Report in County Louth, by a person (details supplied). [12199/04]
View answer183 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to a report published recently that indicates a particularly high level of cancer in the Drogheda area of County Louth; the action he is taking to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12219/04]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 183 together.
The National Cancer Registry has statutory responsibility for the collation and analysis of data on incidence and prevalence of cancer in Ireland. I have asked the National Cancer Registry to examine in detail the report referred to by the Deputies.
