Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The story has changed in the past eight to nine days. Senator Thomas Byrne was told in the Seanad last week that the discussions with the drug company had ended and there was some drug company bashing. We do not need any of that. We need the Minister to take an approach that is hard-nosed, with his sleeves rolled up to ensure that patients can have access to a drug therapy that can transform their lives. Once they are on the drug therapy, their lifespan would be equal to any normal situation.

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