Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There are different practices between Ireland and the UK. Our position is that Lariam remains formally on the list of medications prescribed by the medical corps for Defence Forces personnel on appropriate overseas missions to ensure that our military personnel can have effective protection from the serious risks posed by malaria, which killed approximately 438,000 people in 2015, with 90% of deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, as reported by the World Health Organization. Malaria is a serious threat to any military force operating in the area. It is notable that no member of the Defence Forces, despite the numbers who have served in malarial areas, has died from malaria. The use of and information on medications is kept under ongoing review. However, there are no plans at this time to withdraw Lariam from the range of anti-malarial medications available to the Irish Defence Forces.

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