Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Update on Key Issues Relating to the Health Service: Discussion
2:00 am
Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North-Central, Fianna Fail)
Okay. I will move onto my second question. It is on an issue myself and Senator Costello are very passionate about. There is the possibility under the programme for Government for an early access scheme for people to receive treatment, drugs or clinical trials for rare diseases, in particular. It is a commitment in the programme for Government. We have met the Minister privately and she has spoken publicly about her desire to progress that early access scheme. Can Mr. Gloster give us any information as to how advanced that preparation is? Is there a budget to progress it or where are we at with it?
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