Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

On the same matter, members of the Joint Committee on Health and Children have unanimously supported funding for the exon skipping trials. Existing legislation will not allow this to happen. There is a genuine willingness to do this. It needs to be moved on. Research has established proven benefits for the people who have undertaken the trials. I urge the Government to speed this up.

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