Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Colm Burke - PQ 60529-25
Deputy Burke asked about the actions being taken to deal with the rising incidence of TB. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: November 2025
Updated: December 2025
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Question from Deputy Colm Burke - PQ 60529-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the action her Department and the HSE are taking to deal with the rising incidence of TB which increased by over 30% in 2024, with a fourfold rise in MDR-TB cases and a significant increase in paediatric TB; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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