John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a company (details supplied) does not have a licence for a drug here even though it is widely available in the United Kingdom and elsewhere; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37750/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Medicines Board is the statutory body responsible for the regulation of medicinal products in Ireland. A licence for a medicinal product cannot be granted by the board unless the product meets acceptable standards of quality, safety and efficacy. In the case of the product referred to by the Deputy, I am advised by the board that the company concerned applied for a licence for this product on two occasions and subsequently withdrew those applications.