Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would welcome the opportunity to work with the Deputy and others on this matter. The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 which was passed by the House for good reasons has resulted in these matters being passed back and forth between the HSE which has all of the statutory power and the Department of Health, to which the HSE must revert if it requires funding. They often have to be considered by the Government. The process is rather unedifying and occasionally creates delays. I do not think it is the best one. As an Oireachtas, we need to look at it. I do not want to name the drugs in this House because they are subject to contractual discussions, but I am conscious that some patients are urgently awaiting some of them.

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