1199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the her Department did not request NIAC to update recommendations last year to facilitate the public good for flu season 2026/27, given that NIAC also reviewed their own guidelines in mid-2025 without making any alterations; if she will now seek to cancel the tender; the steps she will take to ensure that high dose vaccines are reviewed by NIAC immediately so they can be available in flu season 2026/27 to optimise public health, and in doing so thus reflect the narrative from the strategic sourcing and contracting division within the Office of Government Procurement regarding the requirement for a competitive commercial procurement landscape being crucial to delivering value for money to the state. [12697/26]

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1199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the her Department did not request NIAC to update recommendations last year to facilitate the public good for flu season 2026/27, given that NIAC also reviewed their own guidelines in mid-2025 without making any alterations; if she will now seek to cancel the tender; the steps she will take to ensure that high dose vaccines are reviewed by NIAC immediately so they can be available in flu season 2026/27 to optimise public health, and in doing so thus reflect the narrative from the strategic sourcing and contracting division within the Office of Government Procurement regarding the requirement for a competitive commercial procurement landscape being crucial to delivering value for money to the state. [12697/26]

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