650. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the excess mortality rate in Ireland has been spiking so high in recent months; the reason there were 25.4% more deaths in Ireland in December 2022 than the average for the same month from 2016 to 2019; the reason that the excess mortality rate in Ireland has been higher than the EU average for the past 12 months apart from July 2022; and if there is a formal investigation being carried out by any State organisation into the reasons for these excess deaths. [33438/23]

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650. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the excess mortality rate in Ireland has been spiking so high in recent months; the reason there were 25.4% more deaths in Ireland in December 2022 than the average for the same month from 2016 to 2019; the reason that the excess mortality rate in Ireland has been higher than the EU average for the past 12 months apart from July 2022; and if there is a formal investigation being carried out by any State organisation into the reasons for these excess deaths. [33438/23]

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