Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals on Health Technology Assessment

12:10 pm

Photo of Margaret Murphy O'MahonyMargaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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I apologise if my questions have already been asked. I had to speak in the Chamber earlier. The HTA is to be set up across the EU by 2020. Do entities such as HIQA currently report to any authority in Europe now or does such a body exist?

I note that non-clinical aspects such as cost will remain a function for member states. Does Dr. Ryan feel there should be uniformity in the area of costs as well as other factors. How will the sharing of information be protected within states?