Questions

2460. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to publish an initial actuarial and sensitivity analysis for the scheme, using international experience on applications per million doses, success rates, average award and administration costs to include a worked example using the US figure of approximately one compensated case per million doses distributed over 2006-2023 as a comparator; and if she will make a s…

2461. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the scheme will include a fast-track process for clearly table-listed injuries, target decision times for those cases, and performance metrics to be reported quarterly to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46193/25]

2466. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to publish scheme governance documents, including conflict-of-interest policies, panel selection criteria for medical assessors, and external audit arrangements; the way patient representatives will be included in oversight; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46198/25]

2571. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a medication for post-excision management of endometriosis (details supplied) will be added to the drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46792/25]

2572. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the importance of long-term medication access for women recovering from severe endometriosis is recognised; if she will prioritise investment in multidisciplinary care pathways to reduce the long-term cost burden on the health system by preventing repeat surgeries as a result of endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

2579. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the Programme for Government commitment to review the drugs reimbursement process; if work has commenced on advancing this commitment; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46800/25]

2583. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health regarding the HIQA HTA for reimbursement support for continuous glucose monitoring, if there is a clinical basis for extending reimbursement support only to patients with type1 diabetes mellitus regardless of age who have required insulin from the outset; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46829/25]

2584. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if access to reimbursement for continuous glucose monitoring will be reconsidered for a person (details supplied) given their initial diagnosis was incorrect; and given their medical team support the application. [46830/25]

2634. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when her Department intends entering into negotiations with the pharmaceutical industry regarding the medicine pricing agreement, given that the existing agreement expires on 30 September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47050/25]

2635. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department is prepared to engage with the pharmaceutical industry with a view to putting in place a process which will enable new medicines to be assessed within the 180-day time frame set out in legislation under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47051/25]

2641. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the plans her Department has to include Amfexa (quick release Dexamfetamine) for the treatment of ADHD in the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47107/25]

2642. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether the demand for HRT medication has increased since the launch of the free HRT scheme in June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47108/25]

2651. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health whether versatis plasters for the purpose of providing pain relief for those undergoing cancer treatment will be considered for inclusion in the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47270/25]

2588. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the timeline of the full implementation of the statutory home support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41025/25]

2589. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the statutory home support scheme workstream that will be priority after the implementation of the new regulatory framework for home support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41026/25]

2590. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to expand the roll out of interRAI single assessments for home support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41027/25]

2591. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if older and disabled people be given a legal entitlement to home care as part of the statutory home support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41028/25]

2592. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the funding models for home support are currently being considered for home support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41029/25]

2796. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if the drugs scheme minimum payment be dropped from €80 to €40 for widowed partners (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42051/25]

2869. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the exclusion of chronic kidney disease (CKD) from the long-term illness scheme, given that it is a life-altering and life-sustaining condition requiring intensive treatment such as dialysis and ongoing medication; the criteria used to determine the inclusion of the sixteen listed conditions under the scheme; if she will consider a review of …

3041. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the Health Service Executive have engaged with the Department of Justice in relation to the immigrant investor programme (IIP) funding that was committed to a project (details supplied); if her Department has urged the IIP to release the balance of funding committed in order that the building project can be completed; and if she will mak…

3253. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide an updated timeframe for the introduction of the vaccine compensation fund for those who have experienced adverse reactions of vaccines administered through the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44125/25]

564. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding given to each county as part of community funded schemes in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40599/25]

565. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding given to each county as part of the drugs payment scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40600/25]

566. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding given to each county as part of the oncology drugs management scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40601/25]