Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I know that as he raises it, uppermost in his thoughts are Lauren, her family and her health and well-being. However, it is because every case raised in relation to a drug like this is so sensitive and has such an impact on the family raising it and the health of a loved one that the decisions on it are made at a clinical level and by our health experts, as opposed to by any Minister or politician. Recognition of the importance of the supply of new drugs is the reason the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, and the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, made this level of funding available for new drugs overall. I will speak to the Minister for Health and pass on the information the Deputy raised to see if further information can be supplied to the Deputy, Lauren and her family regarding where this process stands.

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