Questions

756. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the current status of the European Commission's proposals to set harmonised maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements and fortified foods; if her Department and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland are represented on the relevant European Commission task force; if she will ensure that Ireland advances the need for a degree of nationa…

757. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland intends to make a submission to any forthcoming European Commission consultation on harmonised maximum levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements; if she will ensure that any such submission reflects the need for national flexibility to account for the specific nutritional needs of the Irish pop…

758. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland will ensure the EU Commission's upcoming public on harmonised maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements and fortified foods will be publicised so that citizens and interested parties in Ireland will be aware of the proposals and have an opportunity to participate in the proces…

746. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to prevent the misuse of Irish food labelling, including the labelling of imported products as Irish-origin; the number of investigations or enforcement actions taken in respect of misleading food labelling in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41402/26]

747. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has identified specific categories of food products where mislabelling or misleading origin claims are most prevalent; the enforcement mechanisms available to the FSAI in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41403/26]

228. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to tighten regulations on food labelling in light of recent exposes showing widespread mislabelling of foreign produce as Irish either on the packaging or on the shelf labels in supermarkets in Ireland. [19983/26]

1647. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the work being carried out to improve labelling of origin on imported food products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20461/26]

511. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that food imported into Ireland by food processing companies and used in processed foods is correctly labelled with country of origin in relation to the ingredients of such products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6779/26]

535. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to amend S.I. No. 307/2006 to extend mandatory country-of-origin labelling to poultry, pork and lamb in the hospitality and catering sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11118/26]

536. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to detail the steps her Department is taking to ensure that processed meat products, such as chicken Kievs or pre-prepared meals, cannot use 'Product of Ireland' branding if the primary meat ingredient was hatched, reared or slaughtered in a non-EU country; and if he will address the impact of 'substantial transformation' rules on consumer clarity. [11119/26]

202. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the large number of small retail shops selling unregulated food and drink products, particularly energy drinks, which are not labelled in English, and breaching EU regulations; if she will outline the enforcement actions in place, and that have been acted upon to address this issue; and if there are further plans in place to tackle this issue…

881. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason food labelling has become so lacking in detail (details supplied); and if she will seek accurate food labelling. [51527/25]

1320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether there are specific legal provisions governing the importation, certification or labelling of Halal meat products; which regulatory authorities oversee enforcement; and whether further legal clarity or updates are being considered to align consumer expectations with regulatory standards. [48857/25]

228. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason she continues to deflect responsibility for bilingual food and drink labelling to the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht which has publicly confirmed it has no role in this area rather than using her own Department’s legislative authority over the Food Information to consumers regulation to act; if she accepts that …

229. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way in which she can justify excluding any consideration of the Irish language from the Inter-Departmental Group on the EU Food Information to Consumers Regulation, despite her Department having full legislative responsibility for food labelling in Ireland; if she accepts that refusing to even allow discussion of Ireland’s constitutional and legal obl…

669. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health in light of ongoing speculation and the absence of any formal communication from the Department, to confirm whether the implementation of the alcohol labelling provisions under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 is being delayed or shelved; and to state the specific timeline she can now rely on; and whether continued Governmental indecision risks undermining …

670. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health given the upcoming commencement of the alcohol labelling requirements under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 and the distinct logistical realities faced by importers and distributors managing significant stock volumes, if the Department will provide an explicit dispensation for these businesses, similar to that afforded to on- and off-trade premises, for st…

671. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether the implementation of the alcohol labelling provisions under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 is proceeding as planned; if she will clarify whether any delay or deferral is under consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26959/25]

674. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide clarification on whether importers and distributors will receive a dispensation for alcohol stock held prior to the implementation of labelling requirements under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, similar to the dispensation afforded to on- and off-trade premises; if she accepts that the absence of such clarity could place a disproportio…

872. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health her plans to encourage Irish businesses to provide food information bilingually to promote the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25886/25]

873. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the reason bilingual labelling will not be part of the agenda of the cross-Government working group, given the inclusion of the option to provide food information bilingually on a voluntary basis within Ireland’s transposition of the FIC Regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25887/25]

453. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the cross-Government working group that was established in 2022, under the aegis of her Department, to discuss EU regulation on the provision of food information to consumers; her views on the conclusions of this working group as they relate to Irish language packaging and food labelling in Ireland; if she will consider policy measures, up to and inc…