Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022
1915. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health his Department’s position on the European Health Data Space; the engagement that his Department has had with the European Commission regarding its proposal; the preparations underway to ensure that patients in Ireland can benefit from the EHDS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30833/22]
View answerI welcome the development of a European Health Data Space and the very real benefits it can bring to patient care and treatment, research and innovation and policy making.
My department is currently engaging in the development of the European Health Data Space at the EU level by contributing in an informed and positive way to discussion of the proposed Regulation by the EU Council Working Party on Public Health.
Consideration is also being given to the implementation of the proposed Regulation nationally and this will continue as developments evolve at EU level.
