Expert on MS corrects minister

MULTIPLE sclerosis statistics presented in the Dáil by junior Health Minister Tim O’Malley could be three times below the number of people affected, a neurologist has claimed.

Consultant neurologist, Dr Raymond Murphy, said the number of MS patients is likely to be around 6,000 and not 1,800 as Mr O’Malley had stated in the Dáil.

MS is a chronic condition of the central nervous system and the cause remains unknown.