Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Pádraig RicePádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)

I have one quick question for Professor Postma. In the Netherlands, 27 conditions are screened for in newborns, compared with Ireland, which does just nine. Has any research been done into the cost-benefit analysis of expanding newborns screening?

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