904. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations her Department is engaged with to deliver selumetinib in a cost-effective manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7627/25]
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970. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to report on progress on any negotiations between the HSE and (details supplied) in relation to the price of the drug Selumetinib (Koselugo), an important drug for the treatment of neurofibromatosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8086/25]
339. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if the issue of the soluble solpadeine shortage has been resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6883/25]
207. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the drug vamorolone is currently being considered for approved use by the HSE. [6471/25]
209. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health when it is intended to provide free hormone replacement therapy; if people who have been charged will be reimbursed for this cost in January and February due to the promise that it would be implemented for free in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6476/25]
222. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the drug givinostat is being considered for approval for use by the HSE. [6585/25]
702. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the introduction on the provision of free hormone replacement therapy. [5565/25]
727. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) is not covered under the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5766/25]
788. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will streamline HSE reimbursement processes and reduce administrative burdens to provide for a nationwide programme for safe and appropriate medicine disposal. [5998/25]
789. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will adopt a more proactive approach to managing medicine shortages. [5999/25]
795. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health when the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) scheme, originally scheduled for rollout in January 2025, will be implemented; the reason for the delay; the steps being taken to resolve the lack of clarity between her Department and a union (details supplied) to ensure pharmacists can dispense HRT products free of charge as planned; and if she will make a statement on …
798. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recommendation arising from the inquest of a person (details supplied) for the putting in place of a national policy to oversee the administration of unlicensed medicines in Ireland, which would be referred to as Ava's Protocol; the details of the process and the expected date when this protocol will be enacted; and if she will make…
801. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the roll out of State-funded hormone replacement therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6133/25]
820. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the total annual medicines budget for each year from 2020 to 2024. [6304/25]
821. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the breakdown of actual spending within the medicines budget from 2020 to 2024, distinguishing between off-patent medicines, including generic and biosimilar medicines and new or originator medicines; and to provide an estimate of the total savings generated for the State by the off-patent medicines industry during the same period, specifically thos…
288. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure a stable supply of estradot here; the measures being put in place to prevent future shortages of the drug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5226/25]
290. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the timeline for the provision of free hormone replacement therapy following the commitment in Budget 2025; the reason for the delay; and the steps being taken to ensure that the promise is fulfilled as soon as possible (details supplied). [5232/25]
304. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the current status of the free hormone replacement therapy scheme which was due to begin in January 2025; the reason for the delay in the availability of the scheme; the timeframe for when the scheme will be available; if clarity has been provided to a union (details supplied) on the administration of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
263. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she plans to add ozempic to the drugs payment scheme for patients who have prediabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4877/25]
265. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement application for a medication (details supplied); when she expects the medication to be available to patients in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4937/25]
268. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to consider providing certain medications free of charge (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4972/25]
605. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she would consider making the medication linaclotide available via the drugs payment scheme as this medication is very expensive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4151/25]
622. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently add asthma to the long-term illness scheme, as it is a lifelong chronic illness that requires daily medication that is very expensive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4222/25]
631. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she intends on expediting the review of the drug reimbursement process as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4291/25]
641. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she plans to review the drugs reimbursement process and plans; if she will consider investigating new methods for earlier reimbursement of certain treatments, including early access for rare diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4309/25]