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

The medical cannabis access programme was announced by the Minister for Health today. Obviously, it has been a protracted process, but it is welcome. It is significant for the health system as doctors can now prescribe cannabis-based products. I commend the families who have been campaigning for this in the past three years, in particular, Vera Twomey and Paul Barry. The country owes that family a debt of gratitude for the sacrifices they have made. While the programme is welcome, it does not go far enough, in particular with reference to the stipulation surrounding the omission of chronic pain. Many will ask why a reference to chronic pain has been omitted from the programme. Will it be included in the access programme in the future?

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