John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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875. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of measles reported in each of the years from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the steps that have been taken to reduce and contain the spread of measles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36520/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The HSE - Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is Ireland's specialist agency for the surveillance of communicable diseases. Measles has been a notifiable disease in Ireland since 1948.

As the Deputy’s question relates to a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply.