Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I actually raised this matter with the Minister this morning because I anticipated that somebody would raise it today. Everybody wants to move towards a decision here. The Minister does not make the decision himself. He has to get a recommendation from an ongoing negotiation process. There are two parties to the negotiation. A company is also involved. The State has managed to negotiate a more realistic price for a whole series of products in the last 12 months. This is a medication on which we would obviously like to see progress and we are endeavouring to bring that about, but I am afraid I am not in a position to give the Deputy an exact timeline today.

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