Written answers
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Department of Health
Medicinal Products
Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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523. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing funding in 2024 to prevent Ireland’s average timelines for patient access to new medicines from deteriorating relative to our European peers in 2024 in view of the fact Ireland now ranks 27th out of 35 European countries according to the latest IQVIA Patients WAIT Indicator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43727/23]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Pending the outcome of the budgetary process, it is not possible to state the level of funding for new medicines in 2024. Any health measures introduced will be in the context of the implementation of the health commitments in the Programme for Government and the funding available to progress healthcare priorities.
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