Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Ireland is often used as a reference point. The House is aware that the Minister for Health has been working with a number of other health Ministries in different countries to deal with the pharmaceutical companies in terms of getting best value for taxpayers' money for patients suffering from particular conditions or who must contend with particular challenges. He is working within that sphere. With regard to particular drugs, the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics is working with Vertex and I hope this matter can be agreed and resolved in order that the children and patients with cystic fibrosis may have the benefit of improving quality of life arising from distribution of the drug involved.

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