-----she asks how can they be expected to fund this from their own restricted means. She said she finds it very stressful to deal with this on top of having a debilitating illness that has devastated their lives. This is the reality of what is happening in the health service.

The Senator is way over time. He has to be fair to every Member of the House. Does he have a question for the Leader?

I will conclude. This is the reality of what is happening in the health service. This 50 year old woman has multiple sclerosis and cannot afford a drug which improves her quality of life and standard of living. All I ask is that the Leader use his good offices to impress on the Minister the importance of including this drug, Fampyra, in the drug payment scheme from July 2014.