Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health

Mr. Peter Lennon:

Ever since the proposed regulation was launched by the European Commission on 3 May 2022, we have been careful to align. If you take, for instance, the definition of relevant purposes, which we have in the Bill, that definition is drawn conclusively from the EHDS. We are monitoring what is happening in the EU on an ongoing basis. Ms O'Neill is the representative at the EU, and I do not know if she wants to say something. We are keenly invested in that. There are 27 member states and bringing them together is a bit of a challenge. We are trying to do two things. The first is to provide in the Bill a response to our national leads, but at the same time to do it in a way that aligns with developments at the EU.

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