Written answers

Thursday, 20 November 2025

Department of Health

Infectious Diseases

Photo of Ken O'FlynnKen O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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623. To ask the Minister for Health the public health advice her Department has issued to the Department of Justice since 2020 regarding infectious disease screening of persons entering or residing in the State, and if she will publish this advice. [64900/25]

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. My department is collating the relevant data and will provide it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Photo of Ken O'FlynnKen O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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624. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has completed any public health risk assessments since 2020 relating to tuberculosis, measles, polio, hepatitis or other communicable diseases among persons arriving into the State, and if she will provide copies of these assessments. [64901/25]

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer 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.

Photo of Ken O'FlynnKen O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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625. To ask the Minister for Health the number of infectious disease cases recorded by the HSE in each of the past five years that were epidemiologically linked to recent arrivals into the State, broken down by disease type. [64902/25]

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer 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.

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