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]
Topics / Food Labelling
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFood Labelling
35 questions from 13 TDs, between 8 May 2025 and 23 June 2026.
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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…