Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chairman. International co-operation within the EU is of prime importance in dealing with rare diseases, with the drugs to meet the challenge of these diseases, and with co-ordinated general action across the EU. I am strongly of the opinion that co-ordinated action across 500 million people gives a much better chance to the patients than any other action that can be taken on an isolated basis across the EU. Our witnesses might comment on that.