Marie Sherlock (Dublin Central, Labour)
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2088. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure the extension of the national monitoring system for post-surgical infections to paediatric patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19204/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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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.

Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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2089. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to research (details supplied) which indicates that adolescents exposed to 0.0 alcohol products are prompted to think of alcohol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19215/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Non-alcohol products and the significant promotion of those products are relatively recent developments therefore the overall public health impact is as yet unclear. My Department monitors the emerging evidence on an ongoing basis and will conduct a specific evidence review on the public health impacts of such promotions in the near future.