Eamonn Maloney (Dublin South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister, the Minister of State and the various officials. I thank them for the replies provided in respect of the questions I posed. I will avoid discussing any of the matters to which they relate and which have already been covered here. I will, however, welcome the progress that has been achieved in respect of the urgent care centre at Tallaght Hospital.

Both of the matters I wish to pursue relate to the reply I received in respect of question No. 1 and to the dreadful condition that is multiple sclerosis. MS. I daresay there is not a person in the room who does not know someone who suffers from MS. I accept that progress has been made in the context of making the lives of those with MS easier by means of improvements to treatment. However, the reply I received failed to refer to two matters. In the first instance, it does not indicate when the statutory order might be signed. I would be grateful if a specific reply could be provided in that regard. When the order is eventually signed, when will a licence be granted in respect of the Sativex medical product?

I would be grateful for clarification on that.