Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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On that same issue of new and orphan drugs and the time taken to progress through the testing process, the double test, comprising the European test and the Irish test, is time-consuming. The second test should be unnecessary if we are equal within the European Union. New drugs are available for which reimbursement is not authorised because they have not been approved. Even when they are approved, reimbursement is a long and drawn-out process. It is time that was brought up to date. As a result of our peripheral position within the European Union, we need to be on the ball.