Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I seek a definitive answer on the current status of the application process for the approval of nusinersen, or Spinraza. The parents of the 25 children involved and others who require this life-saving drug are at their wits' end and are desperately seeking information as to when a decision will be made. The parents group is meeting on Sunday. I appeal to the Minister of State not to further prolong the agony of those parents. We know that the HSE leadership group met last Tuesday. I appeal to the Minister of State to update this House and to give the parents of those children and the other people involved the definitive answer they so desperately need and deserve.

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