851. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients availing of the GMS medicines optimisation support service since its commencement on 1 June 2026; the number of patients previously in receipt of phased dispensing who have transitioned to the new service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53324/26]
852. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the projected full-year cost of the GMS medicines optimisation support service, including the €0.35 fee payable per GMS item dispensed and the €32.50 monthly enhanced medicines optimisation support fee, as agreed under the Community Pharmacy Agreement 2025; the amount paid out under each fee to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
853. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will publish the PCRS-approved list of medicines that qualify a patient for the enhanced medicines optimisation support fee under the GMS medicines optimisation support service; the clinical criteria used to compile that list; whether the list will be kept under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53326/26]
854. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria applying to the GMS medicines optimisation support service for patients with cognitive or physical impairment, intellectual disability, or experiencing social exclusion including homelessness; the method by which eligibility is assessed and by whom; the appeal mechanism available where a patient is refused access; and if she will ma…
855. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the rationale for treating monitored dosage systems, commonly known as blister packs, as a last-resort option under the GMS medicines optimisation support service which commenced on 1 June 2026; her response to concerns that patients in residential care settings will no longer receive blister packs free of charge; the assessment her Department has carried o…
856. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether patients in receipt of free phased dispensing or blister packs in August 2025 will retain that support indefinitely under the GMS medicines optimisation support service; the arrangements for new patients who would previously have qualified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53329/26]
857. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of community pharmacies onboarded to date to the national unused medicines return and disposal scheme provided for under the Community Pharmacy Agreement 2025; the target date for all pharmacies to be participating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53333/26]
858. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason Ireland did not operate a national collection system for unused medicines despite the obligation under Directive 2004/27/EC, in place since 2004; the steps taken to ensure the new scheme achieves full compliance with that Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53334/26]
859. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the planned public awareness campaign on the return of unused medicines to pharmacies will launch; the budget allocated to that campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53335/26]
860. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether the review of the national unused medicines return and disposal scheme scheduled after nine months of operation will be published; the metrics that will be used to evaluate the scheme, including tonnage of medicines collected and pharmacy participation rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53336/26]
861. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the assessment her Department has made of the contribution of unused medicines in the home to accidental poisoning of children, self-harm and suicide risk; whether data on hospital presentations linked to accidental ingestion of medicines by children will be used to evaluate the impact of the national unused medicines return scheme; and if she will make a s…
862. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether she will bring forward proposals to control nitrous oxide under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, in view of the hospital discharge data for 2020 to 2024 showing a rise in neurological presentations linked to recreational nitrous oxide use, with a mean patient age of 19.7 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53338/26]
863. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who entered treatment for problem nitrous oxide use in each of the years from 2021 to 2025; the number in each year aged 17 years or under; the services available specifically for adolescents presenting with nitrous oxide-related harm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53339/26]
864. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has issued clinical guidance to emergency departments and neurology services on the recognition and treatment of nitrous oxide-induced neurological injury, including subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53340/26]
865. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has examined restricting the sale of flavoured nitrous oxide canisters marketed towards young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53341/26]
885. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of the national unused medicines return and disposal scheme; the details of the contract awarded to the appointed waste disposal provider including its duration and value; whether the contract was subject to competitive tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53451/26]
28. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department is taking to prepare for 1 January 2028, and the European Commission's implementing decision on nitrates derogation; if Ireland is on target to maintain the present status, allowing eligible farms to stock above the standard EU limit of 170kg organic nitrogen/ha; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
56. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his action plan to support generational renewal and farm succession, and reduce the age profile of Irish farmers; the efforts being made to address difficulties in transferring farms, high land prices, and the financial barriers for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52037/26]
22. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update in relation to the Blackpool flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51268/26]
46. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a breakdown, by project, of all capital expenditure under the Office of Public Works in County Cork in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, including amounts allocated and amounts drawn down in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51269…
265. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year costs of indexing personal tax credits, the employee tax credit and the earned income tax credit at a rate of 1%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51370/26]
266. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year costs of reducing the standard and higher rates of taxation by 1% each, the number of people impacted by such reductions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51371/26]
267. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year costs of reducing each of the USC rates by 1%; the number of people impacted by such reductions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51372/26]
268. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year costs of indexing income tax bands at rates of 1%, 2% and 3%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51373/26]
269. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been or is currently being given to indexing income tax bands, and in particular, to the average annual inflation rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51374/26]