Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion
2:00 am
Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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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?