An energy-dependent phase shift analysis of 7r+-He elastic scattering data up to an energy T = 260 MeV was carried out. Using a careful treatment of Coulomb effects to describe the Coulomb nuclear interference we reexamined the constraints to the 7r-He forward scattering amplitude fo by dispersion relations. This allows a stringent consistency check of the data. A satisfactory description of the data could only be achieved assuming large error bars of the total cross section measurements and allowing normalization factors for the differential cross section data.PACS number(s): 25.80.Dj