Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Current Issues Relating to Health Services for Cancer: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Damien McCallion:

That process is under way. It is very sensitive, as the Deputy can imagine, between the industry association, ourselves and the Department. It is a piece. I will not speculate on it today. What I will say, which goes back to the Deputy's question and builds on what Professor Ó Laoide said, is that the process is robust around the quality and the way it works. Is it timely enough? No. We know that and that is something we need to work on.

The early access piece is important. Clearly, the Minister has set that out. That process is active and we need to let that run to conclusion. I am hopeful there will be an outcome at the other end.

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