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Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Department of Health

Licensing of Medicines

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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449. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered a scheme of compulsory licensing for medicines; if not, if he will consider compulsory licensing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11393/16]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Health Products Regulatory Authority is the state agency responsible for licensing and regulating medicines, medical devices and other health products.

A number of initiatives are in place or in development to reduce the cost of medicines in Ireland. It is not proposed, at this point, to change the current system for licensing medicines in Ireland.

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