Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1802. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of establishing a new national medicines agency as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40539/22]
View answerThe Programme for Government includes a commitment to establish a National Medicines Agency.
The establishment of a National Medicines Agency would require a significant body of work to be undertaken, to map out an integrated pharmaceutical policy function for the Agency and to consider the resources necessary for its establishment.
That work has yet to commence and must be considered in the context of the Department of Health’s existing 2022 priorities.
