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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Shane Moynihan Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
192. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health to outline her engagements with the HSE on access to givinostat for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23725/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
193. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the work her Department has undertaken to engage with the manufacturers of HRT products to minimise any supply chain issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24048/25]
James O'Connor Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
201. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the means by which she will ensure that patients have access to new innovative medicines and treatments as quickly as possible, especially for rare diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24095/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1000. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health for an overview of the primary and secondary legislation regulating medical advertising and labelling, in particular the legislation regulating what health and medical claims sellers can make about their products. [23187/25]
Michael Cahill Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1033. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will request the HSE to make the new, life changing prostate cancer therapy, pluvicto, a treatment that has been approved by the European Medicines Agency, available to all public patients at the earliest possible date; the cost of this treatment; how soon will it be available to patients in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2346…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
443. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the reason evorel 50mg and estradot mg are not currently covered on GMS scheme which results in patient has to pay privately for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23064/25]
John Brady Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
414. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to carry out an inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; if so when this inquiry will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22044/25]
Liam Quaide Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
267. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a nationwide scheme to allow people return unused or out of date medication to pharmacies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21684/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2005. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she accepts that the delay in delivering free HRT to women is unacceptable; the steps she has taken to deliver on commitments given; if she further accepts that failure in this areas does not rest with pharmacists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18692/25]
Máire Devine Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2051. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the prescribed medication solpadeine is covered on the medical card but dissolvable solpadeine is not and dissolvable solpadeine is the only effective pain management medication for some patients, namely a person (details supplied); the reason this solpadeine product is not included in medical card coverage; if she will consider including it…
Duncan Smith Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2071. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will approve of and provide funding for the combination treatment of ibrutinib and venetoclax for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19124/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2096. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when medication known as givinostat will be made available in the State, given the role it can play in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy in young boys. [19252/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2105. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing legislation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19274/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2182. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the cost of the anti-sickness medication cariban for pregnant women (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19605/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2199. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she intends on introducing the shingles vaccine for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients under the medical card or drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19692/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2206. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if a system is in place that enables women to access free HRT by only paying the dispensing fee to the pharmacist and not paying for the medication itself; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19715/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2207. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on the roll-out of the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19716/25]
Michael Murphy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2240. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health how individuals over the age of 60 who are at a high risk from diabetes, and thus not suitable for the Pfizer vaccination, can access Novavax. [19839/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2246. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if women will be provided backdated payments for HRT arising from the scheme being delayed since January; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19858/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2293. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay to the introduction of free HRT medication which was to be available from January 2025; when it will be freely available; the process for accessing this medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20122/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2345. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the drug Duvyzat for the treatment of muscular dystrophy (givinostat) is available for reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20312/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2361. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if the drug entresto is included on the drugs payment scheme; the consultation given to eligible patients eligible for this scheme when a new prescription is given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20478/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2369. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health when free HRT products will be made available; if some of the delayed period can be backdated at least; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20507/25]
Sean Fleming Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2375. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health to respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding the drug Palforzia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20524/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2387. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department took to arrive at the conclusion that reimbursement was not possible in respect of HRT purchased before 1 June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the rationale for not reimbursing such purchases. [20564/25]