Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 69971-25
Deputy O'Flynn asked about infectious-disease screening during periods of elevated risk. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: December 2025
Updated: January 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 69971-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the gaps identified by his Department in the HSE’s surge capacity to conduct infectious-disease screening during periods of elevated risk, and the steps being taken to address staffing, laboratory throughput, IT systems, and public-health infrastructure.
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