Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 418: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will acquire all written documentation provided to Defence Forces personnel relating to Lariam, either prior to or at the time of drug prescription, prior to deployment, while overseas, or when a suspected adverse reaction occurred, and enter these documents into the record of Dáil Éireann; if he will ensure that the information provided covers both current Defence Forces documentation and all historical documentation provided to personnel since Lariam was first introduced; and if he will specify the time period of use for each document, in view of the fact that there have been significant changes to the Lariam safety profile during the period and that personnel who became ill after taking Lariam served at different times on different missions and in different countries. [6763/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Military Authorities that the first major mission on which Lariam was prescribed was the mission to Eritrea in 2001. Written documentation relating to the drug was provided to Defence Forces personnel. I have asked the Military authorities to compile the information concerned and will revert to the Deputy when it becomes available.