166. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if consideration is currently being given to the use of cannabis-based medicines for chronic pain relief, specifically in relation to endometriosis. [68992/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
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
Browse the questions
Showing questions asked by Denise Mitchell under the heading Medicinal Products.
9 questions match, newest first.
671. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health for an update on the consideration for medications (details supplied) to be included in the drugs payment scheme, specifically in relation to their usage for weight management in patients at risk of developing type two diabetes. [67224/26]
773. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that the drug belzutifan is available and accessible to those who need it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51144/26]
2985. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to adding the drug skyclarys which is used in the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia to the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25182/26]
2072. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE prioritises a conclusion to the Skyclarys reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for this progressive disease and represents a clear unmet need under the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030; if she believes the current delay aligns with the "equitable access" promised in the …
899. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to making the medication Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) available to Irish Friedreich’s Ataxia patients under the current drugs reimbursement process; if she recognises the clinical necessity of this request as this drug is the only proven treatment to slow the progression of this debilitating condition; and if she will make a stateme…
2317. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the status of the health technology assessment of the muscular dystrophy drug (details supplied); if she will consider the inclusion of this drug on the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45581/25]
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.…
1628. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health his plans, if any, to make the medication lumateperone available via the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1872/25]