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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Róisín Garvey: .... In these circumstances, is it not the case that high-income countries will continue to be markets for innovation regardless of the TRIPS waiver? Is it not also the case that innovation of HIV-AIDS drugs continued after generic production was allowed in low-income countries? It is not as if we have not been very successful, thanks to big pharma, governments and public funding. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Róisín Garvey: ...are not their big win. I do not know if it is fair to say that these will become generic products and the IP will be sorted out. We all know that big pharma makes money from many different drugs. It does not rely on vaccines to make profits. Am I correct that Mr. O'Connor said the rules changed since the issues with HIV and AIDS? Did we have to change the rules to address AIDS? I am...

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Róisín Garvey: ...important we get this kicked off as soon as possible. A directly elected mayor would be good for democracy of course but I will not dwell on that too much. We have a promise of two more assemblies, one on drugs and one on constitutional reform and the right to housing. These need to be pinned down to a serious timeline. The Green Party fully understands and appreciates the necessity to...