Taoiseach tells Cork dad who lost one son that discussions on life-changing drug for his other son will be brought forward

'Emotional' Micheál Martin told Craig Coady he would 'do everything I can to get the Skyclarys drug to your son and to 200 other patients'

Craig Coady lost his younger son, Rory, left, to Friedreich’s ataxia and now the condition of Paudie, who is now aged 16, is deteriorating. Their dad, Craig, has pleaded for the HSE to provide the life-changing drug Skyclarys for Paudie. Pictures courtesy of the Coady family

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told a Cork father who has already lost one son to a rare disease, that discussions on whether a life-changing drug will be made available by the HSE are to be brought forward.

As reported by the Irish Examiner last week, Craig Coady is imploring the HSE to approve the drug Skyclarys to treat his son Paudie’s (16) Friedreich’s ataxia diagnosis.