Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On that housekeeping issue, we should agree or agree again what the protocol is in order that questions will go in in a timely manner. There is a real need for clarity on this issue. The director general has tried to bring clarity to it. I suggest we provide a written brief for the committee, today if possible, in order that members can best advise their constituents and bring clarity to the matter. I have been told very clearly that GPs can apply in the first instance and appeal a decision. The Medicines Management Board must approve a patient in that regard, but let us try to provide as much clarity as possible for the committee on what the process looks like and set out the timeline for it. I ask the HSE to revert to the committee secretariat.