878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if contingency arrangements are in place to support patients who have been prescribed alternative medications such as (details supplied), both of which are now also reported to be in short supply, leaving patients without appropriate inhalation therapy; and if she will ensure that the HSE and HPRA work with community pharmacists and wholesalers to secure temporary…
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350. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health in view of the withdrawal of a medication from the Irish market, if other drugs to replace this medication have been approved by the HSE, including (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54456/25]
315. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether the prescription drug Yselty/Linzagolix, used in the treatment of endometriosis, is being considered for inclusion in the drugs treatment scheme; when this process will conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54088/25]
606. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a medication (details supplied) will be approved for the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau disease in view of the fact that this medication has EU approval. [53172/25]
683. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will include a medication (details supplied) in the drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53695/25]
707. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE will not fund the prescribing of a medication (details supplied) for the treatment for severe alopecia totalis; and if the HSE have any plans to do so. [53871/25]
89. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the status on a medication being available on the drugs payment scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52014/25]
102. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when Givinostat will be available to people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; if cross-border and early access programmes have been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51163/25]
121. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the HSE on the recent approval of Belimumab for the treatment of lupus; if funding will be given in budget 2026 towards this treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52239/25]
452. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of oncology drugs approved for use by the European Medicines Agency in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and to specify which of these are currently reimbursed under the public health system, which are only available privately, and the average waiting time from EMA approval to HSE reimbursement. [52823/25]
453. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether there are cancer drugs currently accessible to private patients in Ireland which are not reimbursed for public patients; and the steps being taken to eliminate this disparity in access. [52824/25]
208. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the current policy regarding the availability of weight loss medications, for persons on low incomes, including those with medical cards; the plans to expand access to these medications for persons who do not have diabetes but are struggling with obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52482/25]
209. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure equitable access to clinically approved weight loss drugs for lower-income earners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52483/25]
210. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HSE’s assessment of the inclusion of weight loss medications for non-diabetic patients on the reimbursement list for medical card holders; the timeframe for a decision on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52484/25]
211. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered the potential impact on health inequalities if weight loss drugs remain inaccessible to lower-income groups; the measures being explored to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52485/25]
853. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will support the full subsidy of maintenance and reliever therapy inhalers for those with asthma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51313/25]
348. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider approving the use of CAR T-cell therapy in Ireland for those over the age of 26; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51002/25]
194. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied), which is used in the treatment of severe allergies, is not currently covered under the medical card scheme or the drugs payment scheme; if there are plans to include this treatment under either scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50820/25]
621. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that patients being prescribed concerta for the treatment of symptoms associated with ADHD by doctors in the CAMHS service have to leave that service and the prescribing element of that service at aged 18; if she is further aware that there is no adult clinic for ADHD for persons living in North County Dublin; if she will advise where a special…
1155. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite approval and funding of a new drug (details supplied) to treat those living with Barakat Syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47827/25]
1160. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she has increased the availability of naloxone-trained individuals on its use and equipped gardaí with naloxone to carry on the beat. [47836/25]
1161. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if plans are in place to allow tapeworm infection patients to access essential medicines currently unavailable in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47837/25]
1267. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position on a medication being made available through the drugs payment scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48470/25]
1277. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason that a medication (details supplied) for the treatment of diabetes insipidus has been removed from the long-term illness scheme; and her views on whether beneficiaries of the scheme should be informed of changes to approved medication rather than discovering this when renewing prescriptions. [48600/25]
1288. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the approval of a drug (details supplied) used to treat people affected by Duchene muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48657/25]