3450. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the assessment of public health concerns regarding energy drink consumption by children and young adults which her Department indicated in May 2025 was essential before determining policy measures on restricting sales to children; whether this assessment will be expedited in view of the announcement by the United Kingdom government on 16 July 2026 of a ban on the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s in England from April 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56401/26]

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3450. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the assessment of public health concerns regarding energy drink consumption by children and young adults which her Department indicated in May 2025 was essential before determining policy measures on restricting sales to children; whether this assessment will be expedited in view of the announcement by the United Kingdom government on 16 July 2026 of a ban on the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s in England from April 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56401/26]

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