Written answers
Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Department of Health
Healthcare Policy
Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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926. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an up-to-date list of the advice and guidance that has been provided in the past four years by his Department to organisations within its remit in respect of the risks to human health from the H5N1 virus and similar viruses; the wildlife species that are most associated with such risks; if there has been any increase in H5N1 detections in recent years; if so, the details of the infected species; and the up-to-date co-operative arrangements that are in place with other Departments, agencies and neighbouring jurisdictions to ensure that appropriate and timely protections of human and public health are in place. [34534/22]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
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