Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Health
Health Screening Programmes
Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Health if new born babies here will be universally screened for the metabolic disorder, glutaric aciduria, as is already the practice in the US and Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38198/12]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I do not have a proposal for the inclusion of Glutaric Acidemia in the Newborn screening programme. I will, however, keep the matter under consideration.
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