Ciara Conway (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the ban on the sale of St John's Wort here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22075/12]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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The Traditional Herbal Medicines Registration Scheme is operated by the Irish Medicines Board (IMB). Under the registration scheme a manufacturer can apply for a certificate of traditional-use registration for their traditional herbal medicinal product. The scheme enables Irish consumers to have confidence when they buy a herbal medicine that it is safe, manufactured to a high quality and labelled correctly. Currently, there are no herbal medicinal products containing St. John's Wort registered on the Irish market. It is open to manufacturers or others to apply to the IMB to have a St. John's Wort product registered under the scheme. Medicines Regulations currently envisage that medicinal products containing St. John's Wort, other than for external use, may only be supplied on foot of a prescription.