Last week in the House I raised the quality of water in Cork city, especially on the north side. I understand that many improvements have been made in the past 12 months or so, but the unfortunate reality for many people on the north side of the city is that it will take a number of years - or decades if we listen to Irish Water - to replace the cast iron pipes littered across the city that break periodically. In the meantime, I ask that all resources and funding necessary to make sure people have access to clean drinking water will be made available in the coming months. One more improvement is due to open in May to deal with various additives that go into the water. It is especially crucial in this day and age that people can at least wash themselves, whatever about being able to drink the water that comes out of their taps.

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13. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will meet next. [5904/25]

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This Friday is Rare Disease Day 2025, the last day of the month. It is a topic I have mentioned to the Taoiseach over and over again. I am asking this question as the programme for Government makes a number of commitments, one being the investigation of new methods for earlier reimbursement of certain treatments including early access schemes for rare diseases. It also states that we will work more efficiently with our EU counterparts in progressing arrangements like the Beneluxa Initiative that has been under way for a number of years, albeit heretofore that arrangement has only approved three drugs in the space of four years. I am asking the Taoiseach that in this term he ensures the Government will prioritise the issue of rare diseases once and for all.

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