Liam Lawlor
Question:122 Mr. Lawlor asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will relax the regulations governing the sale of St. Johns Wort in view of the decision by the Medicines Control Agency in Britain to allow the herb to remain on open sale with concerns about drugs interactions being dealt with by labelling and advising medical practitioners of the potential effects; and his views on the fact that there is no provision for the inclusion of a person with a knowledge of herbal medicine on the herbal review group being established by the Irish Medicines Board in view of a submission by a company (details supplied). [15944/00]