Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2014
319. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will enquire and investigate the high level of cancers diagnosed over the years in areas (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44869/14]
View answerThe National Cancer Registry is the statutory body with responsibility for the collection and analysis of information relating to the incidence of cancer in Ireland. All Registry cancer registrations are geographically coded by Electoral Division (ED). The location specified by the Deputy lies within the Mallow South Urban ED.
In response to a previous query, the Registry analysed the incidence rates of cancer in this location in 2010, using data covering the 1994-2007 period, and the results showed that there was no statistically significant difference between cancer incidence in Mallow South Urban and national incidence rates.
I have asked the Registry to update these results incorporating the additional four years (2008-2011) for which data is complete and to forward them to the Deputy.
