Mr. Conor Brennan:

The information that 192 licences have been issued for 67 people is correct. The first licence was issued at the end of 2016 so the rest of those licences have been issued since then. The first licence is for a period of three months and the second and subsequent licences are for six months. A licence is not infinite and after the first three months clinicians will need to apply every six months to renew the licence. As for the 67 individuals, there are currently approximately 40 patients actively being treated under the licence programme.

We have patients from all around the country in the scheme. It is on a national level and includes the north, south, east and west. I would have to come back to the Deputy in writing on the clinicians within the HSE. I am not certain about that.