Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps I might finish this sentence as it might be of assistance to the Deputy.

The death rate in the Defence Forces from self-inflicted injuries in the period 2000 to 2010, when lariam was being prescribed, was 0.24%. The death rate from self-inflicted injuries in the period 1989 to 1999, when Lariam was not being prescribed, was 0.32%, which is higher than the death rate in the period when lariam was being prescribed.

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Lariam must remain in the formulary of medication prescribed by the medical corps for Defence Forces personnel on appropriate overseas missions, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, to ensure that our military personnel can have effective protection from the very serious risks posed by this highly dangerous disease.

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