Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Engagement with Institute of Public Health
2:00 am
Dr. Paul Kavanagh:
Just to add, for any health impacts there would be from the EU withdrawal and the differences emerging across the island, the way public health works is that at a population level it can often take years, decades or generations for these impacts to become apparent. The Senator's question really underscores one of the points we have been emphasising this evening, which is the opportunity through establishing a common public health data set to track changes over time.
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