Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left) | Oireachtas source

This follows on from Deputy Crowe's question on Lariam. I am glad to hear the Minister has had some engagement since his last meeting with Mark O'Sullivan. Mark has been medically discharged since that meeting, and he is in the Gallery along with a number of his colleagues who have been negatively impacted by Lariam. This question is quite specific. The Minister has said he is interested in the best medical assessment. A recent report in The Pharmaceutical Journalby Dr. Ashley Croft was very clear about the danger of Lariam. We need to cease prescribing it immediately, in advance of the Minister publishing the outcome of the working group. Will the Minister stop prescribing it, because there are other alternatives which are just as effective in dealing with malaria? In the interim, when will we see the working group report and will it be published and discussed in the House? It is now a matter of absolute urgency.

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