Cannabis for Medicinal Use

2339. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current status of the Review of Access to Cannabis for Medical Use; the expected timelines for completion; if the review will consider the expansion of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme to additional conditions in line with evolving international clinical practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43679/26]

2340. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted comparative analysis of medicinal cannabis access models across other European jurisdictions, including Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom; if this analysis will inform future policy decisions relating to patient access in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43680/26…

2341. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if chronic pain conditions are being considered as part of the ongoing review of access to cannabis for medical use (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43681/26]

2342. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to the development of a structured patient registry or real-world evidence programme as part of the future evolution of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43682/26]

2343. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the review of access to cannabis for medical use is examining barriers to clinician participation in the Medical Cannabis Access Programme, including prescribing pathways, education, and administrative processes; if her Department envisages a future role for general practitioners in supporting continuity of care for patients prescribed med…

349. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently accessing schedule 1 and schedule 2 product treatment under the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; the number of schedule 1 applications approved since commencement; if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the extent to which patients are being prescribed schedule 2 medicinal products; if her Departm…

350. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if affordability and reimbursement mechanisms for medicinal cannabis products form part of the current review of access to cannabis for medical use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38549/26]

351. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the review of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme will consider emerging international real-world evidence relating to medicinal cannabis therapies (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38550/26]

352. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to a formal public consultation process as part of the Review of Access to Cannabis for Medical Use, having regard to the growing international evidence base, evolving European practice and the importance of incorporating patient and clinician experience into future policy development; and if she will make a sta…

353. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the adequacy and continuity of medicinal cannabis product availability under the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; if consideration is being given to expanding the range of approved products available to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38552/26]

1659. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1103 of 24 February 2026, if she will confirm the process for appointment of the Chair and Review Group members; the timeline for them commencing work upon their constitution; and the terms of reference for same. [18256/26]

1798. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the operation and rollout of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme (MCAP) in 2026; the number of patients currently approved; the number of consultants prescribing under the programme; the plans to review and expand the programme, including the list of qualifying conditions, to improve safe and regulated access fo…

1103. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1141 of 10 February 2026, when she anticipates that a chairperson and requisite board members will be in place. [15133/26]

684. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2460 of 13 January 2026, to provide an update on the review of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; if a chairperson has been appointed; if not, the status of work to put the chairperson and membership in place; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13969/2…

685. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline for implementation of Ava’s protocol, recommended by Cork City Coroner’s office in 2024; if she is committed to implementing this change to the administration of medical cannabis in hospital settings; if this will be implemented through primary or secondary legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13970/26]

286. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health when the Chairperson of the Cannabis Access Review Committee will be appointed; when the committee is expected to commence its work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13170/26]

798. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to outline the work being conducted by her Department on a national policy on the administration of medical cannabis and other medicines which are not licensed for use in Ireland, following the recommendations of an inquest (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55416/25]

1133. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the MCAP scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47644/25]

1146. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the progress made in the preparation and publishing of a formal national position on cannabis regulation following engagement with other countries and health professionals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47806/25]

1147. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the progress made in the introduction of legislation to require those found in possession of illegal drugs for personal use to attend educational or treatment programmes. [47807/25]

1170. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person with chronic pain due to arthritis can avail of a prescription for medicinal cannabis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47859/25]

3159. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current situation with the MCAP scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43501/25]

984. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people accessing products via the medical cannabis access programme, for each product, by condition, by year, in tabular form. [39582/25]

985. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people accessing products under the ministerial licence for cannabis products, for each product, by condition, by year, in tabular form. [39583/25]

986. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of all products which are, or were, available under the medical cannabis access programme, in tabular form; the year a product was added to the scheme; the year a product was removed from the scheme; the year a product became available in Ireland; whether any products which are on the scheme remain unavailable in the State; if so…