Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2016
433. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence further to response to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 11 November 2015 wherein the Minister states that he is awaiting the outcome of seven files, if these files have been completed; and if he will forward this information to this Deputy. [46480/15]
View answerI refer to previous Parliamentary Questions requesting a breakdown of anti-malaria drugs prescribed to Irish troops operating in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015. I apologise for the delay in responding. The information sought required a considerable amount of manual checking of the medical files. The following table gives a breakdown from January to July 2015.
|
Malaria Chemo-prophylaxis presbribed. |
Number of Personnel |
|
Lariam |
45 |
|
Malarone |
14 |
|
Doxycycline |
1 |
|
Total |
60 ( total) |
