Michael Cahill (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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2209. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the following matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19721/25]

Ann Graves (Dublin Fingal East, Sinn Fein)
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2217. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the data regulations have yet to be signed off for the establishment of an inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in women of child-bearing potential in the State. [19759/25]

Carol Nolan (Offaly, Independent)
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2222. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the relevant data regulations have yet to be signed off on which would finally enable the formal commencement of the non-statutory inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in women of childbearing potential in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19786/25]

Liam Quaide (Cork East, Social Democrats)
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2244. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the establishment of the ‘Non-Statutory Inquiry into the Licensing and Use of Sodium Valproate in Women of Child-Bearing Potential in the State’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19856/25]

Liam Quaide (Cork East, Social Democrats)
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2245. To ask the Minister for Health when she will commence S.I. No. 752/2024 Data Protection Act 2018 (Control of Data for the Inquiry into the Historical Licensing and Use of Sodium Valproate) Regulations 2024. [19857/25]

Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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2283. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20079/25]

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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2284. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the inquiry into the historical licencing and prescribing of sodium valproate in Ireland; when the inquiry began; if any interim reports have been published to-date; when it is expected to conclude; when the findings will be published; the terms of reference of the inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20080/25]

Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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2289. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the data regulations have yet to be signed off on to enable the formal commencement of the inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in women of child-bearing potential in the State (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20090/25]

Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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2290. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a petition in respect of the use of sodium valproate in women (details supplied); and the steps she will take on foot of the petition. [20095/25]

Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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2306. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been such long delays commencing the non-statutory inquiry into sodium valproate (epilim) licensing and prescribing; when this inquiry will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20169/25]

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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2308. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the data regulations have yet to be signed off on which would finally enable the formal commencement of the Inquiry that was given Cabinet approval to establish an inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate in Ireland after many years of delay on the part of successive Governments despite the various assurances that have been given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20181/25]

Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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2337. To ask the Minister for Health when the formalisation of the relevant data regulations required for the non-statutory inquiry into the Historical Licensing and Use of Sodium Valproate in Women of Child-Bearing Potential in the State to be formally commenced will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20269/25]

Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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2338. To ask the Minister for Health when she anticipates the non-statutory inquiry into the Historical Licensing and Use of Sodium Valproate in Women of Child-Bearing Potential in the State to be formally commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20270/25]

Conor Sheehan (Limerick City, Labour)
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2347. To ask the Minister for Health when she will sign off on regulations (details supplied) to allow the enquiry to commence to investigate the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20314/25]

Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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2348. To ask the Minister for Health when she intends to sign the appropriate regulations to allow for the establishment of the promised inquiry into the licencing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when she anticipates the inquiry being established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20315/25]

Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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2354. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valprorate in Ireland; the reasons for the current delay in the commencement of the inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20405/25]

John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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2356. To ask the Minister for Health when the inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of Sodium Valproate will commence its work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20423/25]

Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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2399. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the commencement of the non-statutory inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in women of child-bearing potential in the State; when the data regulations will be signed off to enable the formal commencement of this inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20668/25]

Shane Moynihan (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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2421. To ask the Minister for Health when the inquiry to investigate the use of and regulation of sodium valproate will commence. [20800/25]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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2423. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the data regulations have yet to be signed off on which would finally enable the formal commencement of a statutory inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in women of child-bearing potential in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20804/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 2209, 2217, 2222, 2244, 2245, 2283, 2284, 2289, 2290, 2306, 2308, 2337, 2338, 2347, 2348, 2354, 2356, 2399, 2421 and 2423 together.

I would like to thank the Deputies for their important questions regarding the planned ‘Non-Statutory Inquiry into the Historical Licensing and Use of Sodium Valproate in Women of Child-Bearing Potential in the State’.

Ms. Bríd O’Flaherty BL was appointed as the Chair of the ‘Non-Statutory Inquiry into the Historical Licensing and Use of Sodium Valproate in Women of Child-Bearing Potential in the State’ in June last year. Since then, significant work has been carried out to put in place the necessary arrangements to operationalise and establish the inquiry.

Prior to the formal commencement of the inquiry, it is necessary to have in place regulations made under the Data Protection Act 2018, to ensure that there is a robust legal basis supporting the work of the Inquiry and ensure that data protection obligations are being supported appropriately, given the sensitive nature of the data in question.

My Department, in collaboration with the Department of Justice, the Office of Parliamentary Counsel and the Data Protection Commission are drafting the necessary Statutory Instruments to provide this robust legal basis as a matter of priority. When these have been finalised, it is anticipated that the public facing elements of the inquiry will commence shortly thereafter.