Patricia Ryan
Ceist:1482. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he will take to safeguard public funds in view of the ViraPro scandal. [33828/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 3 November 2020
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Biocidal products, including hand sanitisers, may only be marketed and used in Ireland once they are registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and are entered on the Biocidal Product Register” in accordance with Regulation 20 of Statutory Instrument 427 of 2013.
The process for registering biocidal products aims to ensure that their use does not result in harmful effects on human, animal health, or the environment. The approval process also checks that applications comply with all legislation on contents and efficacy.
My Department has been liaising with other Departments, including the HSE and the Department of Education, to ensure that only sanitiser products included on the register are made publically available.
Also, it is continuing to increase its testing of product on the market to provide reassurance in relation to compliance with approved product specifications. Test results available so far indicate no safety issues with other sanitiser products sampled.