2203. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the enforcement measures that are being put in place to ensure compliance with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland advice of 26 May 2026 regarding the sale of glycerol-containing slush ice drinks to children aged ten and under; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43263/26]
2204. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider introducing a statutory prohibition on the sale of glycerol-containing slush ice drinks to children aged ten and under, given the Food Safety Authority of Ireland advice of 26 May 2026, that such drinks can cause glycerol intoxication syndrome including severe symptoms such as hypoglycaemia and loss of consciousness in children in…
2255. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to a survey published by an organisation (details supplied) in May 2026, only 27% of orphan medicines for rare diseases approved between 2021 and 2024 were available to patients in Ireland as of January 2026, compared to an EU average of 43%; the steps being taken to improve access to orphan medicines for patients with rare d…
2256. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to a survey published by an organisation (details supplied) in May 2026, patients in Ireland wait on average approximately 801 days for access to orphan medicines for rare diseases, compared to an EU average of 614 days; the measures being taken to reduce this waiting time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [434…
2257. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the specific provisions of the Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines agreed in March 2026 that will address the finding in a survey (details supplied) that Ireland has an orphan medicine availability rate of 27% against an EU average of 43%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43429/26]
2266. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients receiving standard oral nutritional supplements reimbursed under the community drug schemes, broken down by those receiving first-line products on List A and those receiving non first-line products on List B, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43512/26]
2267. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the categorisation of standard oral nutritional supplements into List A first-line products and List B non first-line products under the Standard Oral Nutritional Supplements First-line Prescribing List for Adults Living in the Community 2019 remains clinically appropriate; whether that list has been reviewed since its introduction…
2268. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by the Health Service Executive on standard oral nutritional supplements reimbursed under the community drug schemes in each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43514/26]
2269. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the process by which standard oral nutritional supplements are assessed and assigned to List A or List B for reimbursement under the community drug schemes; the criteria applied; the body responsible for making these determinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43515/26]
2270. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of prior reimbursement approval applications for List B standard oral nutritional supplements received by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service in each year since 2021; the number approved and refused respectively; the average processing time for such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43516/26]
2271. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether she will review the requirement for six-monthly renewal of reimbursement approval for List B standard oral nutritional supplements, given the administrative burden this places on general practitioners, dietitians and hospital clinicians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43517/26]
2359. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for new drugs that have been approved for reimbursement in each of the years 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43769/26]
2360. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for new drugs that have been refused for reimbursement in each of the years 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43770/26]
2361. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for new drugs that are currently under consideration for reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43771/26]
2362. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the drugs that will be considered for reimbursement at the June 2026 meeting of the NCPE drugs group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43772/26]
2363. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the progress of skyclarys through the drug reimbursement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43773/26]
2364. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the progress of givinostat through the drug reimbursement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43774/26]
2365. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied with the NCPEs role within the drug reimbursement process and that appropriate governance and best practice is in situ in its activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43775/26]
2366. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health her views on whether it is appropriate for members of the NCPE to be engaging in public commentary while deliberations on certain drugs are currently being undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43776/26]
2367. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made by her Department as per a recent agreement (details supplied) schedule 4 programme of change for pricing and reimbursement which commits to "a significant change programme which will involve an end to end, outcomes based review to be conducted in 2026"; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43777/26]
2368. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the State remains on course to achieve the 180-day review timeline for new medicines and new uses of existing medicines committed to under schedule four of the Framework agreement on the supply and pricing of medicines, given that according to the EFPIA patients W.A.I.T. indicator 2025 survey the average time to access new medicines in Ireland has risen…
2369. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the end-to-end, outcomes-based review of the medicines pricing and reimbursement process committed to be conducted in 2026 under schedule four of the framework agreement on the supply and pricing of medicines; if the assessment of progress provided for between the signing of the Agreement and 1 October 2026 has been completed; and if…
168. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of residential respite beds available for adults with disabilities in the HSE South-West region; the projected number of additional beds expected to come on stream through current developments (details supplied); the forecasted demand for residential respite placements in the region over the next three years; an…
169. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the current status of ongoing discussions regarding additional residential respite capacity for adults with disabilities in the HSE South West region, as referenced in the HSE South West Cork Oireachtas Briefing of 18 May 2026; the timeline within which any additional capacity is expected to be con…
170. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the immediate and short-term plan to address the confirmed inability of agencies to provide transport solutions for new school leavers with disabilities in Cork and Kerry, given that HSE South West has acknowledged in its Cork Oireachtas briefing of 18 May 2026 that agencies can no longer provide transport due …