2712. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance structures through which her Department satisfies itself that consistent environmental, hygiene, and patient-safety standards are applied across all public oncology treatment facilities; to detail the roles and responsibilities of her Department, the HSE, and any other relevant bodies in establishing, monitoring, and enforcing such standards; to confirm whether a single national authority, framework, or set of standards applies across all health regions in this regard; if not, whether she accepts that variation in local governance arrangements risks inconsistency in patient safety standards; and to outline the steps she will take to ensure uniform national standards and accountability mechanisms are applied. [23895/26]

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2712. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance structures through which her Department satisfies itself that consistent environmental, hygiene, and patient-safety standards are applied across all public oncology treatment facilities; to detail the roles and responsibilities of her Department, the HSE, and any other relevant bodies in establishing, monitoring, and enforcing such standards; to confirm whether a single national authority, framework, or set of standards applies across all health regions in this regard; if not, whether she accepts that variation in local governance arrangements risks inconsistency in patient safety standards; and to outline the steps she will take to ensure uniform national standards and accountability mechanisms are applied. [23895/26]

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