104. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when he expects to receive a recommendation from the National Screening Advisory Council on whether to expand the newborn bloodspot screening programme to include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), given NSAC has considered a health technology assessment on SMA’s inclusion at its 20 October 2023 meeting; when he hopes to make an announcement on the inclusion or otherwise of SMA in the heelprick test for all newborns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48850/23]

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104. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when he expects to receive a recommendation from the National Screening Advisory Council on whether to expand the newborn bloodspot screening programme to include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), given NSAC has considered a health technology assessment on SMA’s inclusion at its 20 October 2023 meeting; when he hopes to make an announcement on the inclusion or otherwise of SMA in the heelprick test for all newborns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48850/23]

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