Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 November 2018

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

Questions (448)

Michael Healy-Rae

Question:

448. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if medicinal cannabis licences have been issued to women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal or for the treatment of cervical cancer or related illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47140/18]

Written answers

Minister for Health

To date Ministerial licences have been granted for medical cannabis-based treatments for twelve individual patients.

The Department can not disclose the clinical circumstances of individual patients who are the subject of Ministerial licences.