Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 October 2018
191. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 28 February 2018, the status of the pilot programme; if there are results available from the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40223/18]
View answerThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) propose to extend their service for Hereditary Haemochromatosis patients from October through mobile clinics in counties Limerick, Clare, Tipperary and Kerry. It is hoped that this service will be expanded incrementally to other parts of the country.
Hereditary Haemochromatosis patients who attend these mobile IBTS clinics will have their eligibility to donate blood assessed. If they are eligible to be a donor, the IBTS will provide a phlebotomy service for the patient free of charge.
