Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It would be totally inappropriate for me to comment on the decision-making of the medical professionals within the Defence Forces. Prior to deployment, all personnel are screened as to the medication it is most suitable to prescribe for them. If there are issues around the medication prescribed during deployment, that is a matter for the medical professionals who will take the most appropriate course of action. This is about the safety, health and well-being of members of the Irish Defence Forces and protecting them from malaria. I stated in the House last week what the dangers of malaria were. We are very lucky to have lost no members of the Defence Forces to malaria, which means someone must be making the right decisions. That is totally up to the medical professionals.

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