Written answers

Monday, 8 September 2025

Department of Health

Thalidomide Victims Compensation

Photo of James GeogheganJames Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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2655. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail the historical commercial ties between her Department, a distributor (details supplied) and Chemin Grunenthal during the 1950s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47317/25]

Photo of James GeogheganJames Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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2656. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline the safeguards that were in place during the 1950s to ensure that providers of thalidomide fully disclosed any potential side effects; if she can provide evidence that proves her Department was satisfied that these safeguards were sufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47318/25]

Photo of James GeogheganJames Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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2657. To ask the Minister for Health if she can provide a timeline, dating back to the 1950s, of each instance where her predecessors as Minister were briefed by officials on the potential negative effects of thalidomide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47319/25]

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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