Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I understand that next week a doctor will visit Ronan in Galway and Ava in west Cork and will correspond with the Minister early next week recommending cannabis-based products for them. These children cannot wait and they need these products as soon as possible. Hopefully, the Minister will see common sense and that these children need these products as soon as possible. Under licence, the doctor will prescribe that medication to them with the guidance of their parents and, hopefully, it will have medical benefits for them. I welcome the Minister of State's reply. He is saying it is ultimately up to the Minister to grant the licence for these children. That application will happen over the next week and, hopefully, the Minister will look favourably on it.

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