Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 23708-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the mechanisms in place to monitor patterns of laboratory test ordering. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: May 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 23708-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health whether any national or regional oversight mechanisms are in place to monitor patterns of laboratory test ordering in primary care, including safeguards against duplication or unnecessary testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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