Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 23884-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about data collection in respect of elective procedures without clear medical indication. 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 23884-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health whether she accepts that the absence of a national policy, standardised definitions, and centralised data collection in respect of elective procedures without clear medical indication represents a failure of governance and oversight within the public health system.
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