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

It is good news. There are not many occasions when we hear such news. Sometimes in this House there is good news but most of the time it is bad news. It is good news for the people who are listening, especially the CF sufferers. This lengthy saga has been dragged out.

If there is one lesson that everyone should learn, especially the Government and the HSE, it is that this should never happen again. This has been a drawn-out painful process for those who need essential drugs. It must not happen again. At the crux was the question of drug companies holding governments to hostage. Ultimately, it was about price. We cannot put a price on a person's life or health. That goes across the board. I hope the lesson is learned. Can the Minister comment on the price structure of Orkambi? A figure of €159,000 per year is completely unsustainable. I hope the price can be reconfigured.

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