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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 11 Dec 2001

Vol. 546 No. 3

Written Answers. - Alternative Medicines.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

224 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children his plans to introduce new regulations ensuring the safety of herbal medicines in view of the recent call by the chief executive of the Irish Medicines Board (details supplied) for such regulations. [31673/01]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin): The Irish Medicines Board will be submitting a report to this Department in the near future setting out its proposal for an interim national licensing system for the regulation of traditional and herbal medicinal products. The report is currently the subject of a public consultation process by the IMB and it would not be appropriate for me to comment further until such time as the final report is submitted and its contents considered within my Department.
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