Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. In the past five weeks, there have been seven meningitis B cases. I raise this in case I got the figure wrong earlier. I fully accept that the Minister cannot intervene in the recommendation process but he certainly can give a timeframe. The Minister can say he wants a recommendation by a particular date. We need a timeline. I cannot see any reason the Minister cannot express to NIAC that he would like a recommendation, one way or another, as a matter of urgency.