Responses to parliamentary questions

Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 27521-26

Deputy O'Flynn asked about patient safety incidents, adverse clinical outcomes, or treatment disruptions linked to medicine shortages. Read the HSE response.

From: Communications and Public Affairs

Published: April 2026

Updated: September 2026

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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 27521-26

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Summary

To ask the Minister for Health the number of recorded patient safety incidents, adverse clinical outcomes, or treatment disruptions linked to medicine shortages in each of the past five years; and whether such data is centrally collected and analysed.

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