Seanad debates

Tuesday, 7 October 2014

Adjournment Matters

Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage

7:15 pm

Photo of Martin ConwayMartin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister of State will be well aware, people who suffer from multiple sclerosis find the disease very debilitating and compromising. My understanding is, however, that a new drug, Fampyra, gives incredible relief to sufferers, but it is not available as a prescribed medicine under the long-term illness scheme. My question is simple. Does the Minister have plans to provide this drug under the scheme for sufferers of multiple sclerosis to enhance the quality of their lives?

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