Mr. Finian Judge:

On that point, I cannot comment on the merits of a Government decision relating to Cervical Check. That is the situation that pertains. On the role of the Minister in the context of the reimbursement process, the Deputy is correct that there is a clause in the IPHA agreement whereby if it has been identified that a medicine cannot be funded within existing resources, the HSE may inform the Department and, obviously, it gets into the Department and is brought to the attention of the Minister at that stage. The Minister may decide, if he or she wishes, to bring a memorandum to Government on that funding challenge in respect of a particular product.