Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 February 2019
389. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 28 February 2018, the status of a pilot programme; if results are available from the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8054/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service is now accepting hereditary haemochromatosis patients who are eligible to donate blood at their fixed and mobile donation clinics nationwide.
Patients can attend a maximum of four times a year with a minimum of ninety days between phlebotomies. The patient's hereditary haemochromatosis will continue to be managed by their treating physician, including the monitoring of ferritin levels.
