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Medicinal Products

1,233 questions from 132 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

1,233
questions
1,229 written, 4 oral
132
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
4
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202517
February 202566
March 202528
April 202535
May 202543
June 202558
July 202556
August 20250
September 202536
October 202538
November 202558
December 202527
January 202618
February 202670
March 2026142
April 202687
May 2026156
June 2026127
July 202682
August 20260
September 202662
October 202627

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • 100% RDR2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú15 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil298 from 31 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael171 from 23 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party9 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent81 from 11 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland209 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party107 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity37 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin210 from 36 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 196
  2. 75
  3. 43
  4. 42
  5. 39
  6. 26
  7. 26
  8. 26

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1032. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health how many medicinal products received reimbursement price uplifts under PCRS arrangements in each year from 2020 to 2026. [36756/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1072. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the primary care reimbursement service maintains data on incorrect or overturned claim rejections; and, if so, to provide the figures for 2024 and 2025. [36913/26]
Barry Ward Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1228. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the approvement process for a drug (details supplied) for the treatment of bronchiectasis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37704/26]
Barry Ward Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1229. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a timeline for the approval for a drug (details supplied) for the treatment of bronchiectasis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37705/26]
Barry Ward Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1230. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she has had with the HPRA in relation to the approval for a drug (details supplied) for the treatment of bronchiectasis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37706/26]
Barry Ward Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1231. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will set out the mechanism and timeframe of reference for the HPRA to approve the use of a particular pharmaceutical; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37707/26]
Brian Stanley Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
519. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if melatonin and magnesium preparations are currently covered under the long-term illness scheme; if they were previously included; if so, the date and basis on which they were removed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35829/26]
Brian Stanley Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
520. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will undertake a review of the clinical and policy basis for excluding melatonin and magnesium from the long-term illness scheme; and if she will consider reinstating these medications to the approved list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35830/26]
Brian Stanley Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
521. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the impact on patients, particularly those with neurological, developmental, or sleep-related conditions, of melatonin and magnesium not being covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35831/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
536. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the pathway available for access to the medication Miglustat for a child diagnosed with Juvenile Batten Disease (CLN3), where the medication is already approved and reimbursed in Ireland for other rare conditions, including Gaucher Disease and Niemann-Pick Type C; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35902/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
538. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case for access to Miglustat for children diagnosed with Juvenile Batten Disease, particularly where there is significant unmet clinical need and no alternative treatment currently available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35904/26]
Mark Wall Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
540. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including fibromyalgia in the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35908/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
546. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to make the drug Givinostat available to children who need it, given that parents of a child that suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy has recently made a public plea for the drug to be made available urgently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35938/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
562. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by the HSE in each of the years on the reimbursement of medicines prescribed for erectile dysfunction, including sildenafil and tadalafil; medicines prescribed for menopause-related conditions, including hormone replacement therapy products and topical vaginal oestrogen preparations, under the general medical services scheme, the drugs paymen…
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
773. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether dispensing trends for salbutamol nebules are monitored as part of winter preparedness or respiratory surveillance planning. [36448/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
774. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains regional prescribing trend analysis for nebulised bronchodilator medications; and if so, to provide the latest available data. [36449/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
775. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any review has been undertaken into the drivers of variation in average reimbursement cost per salbutamol nebule item under the General Medical Services scheme since 2024. [36450/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
777. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has assessed the extent to which high-frequency salbutamol dispensing may indicate gaps in preventative asthma or COPD management in primary care. [36452/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
778. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has identified any supply-chain, pricing or reimbursement pressures affecting nebulised respiratory medications since 2024. [36453/26]
John Lahart Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
781. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the specific steps being taken to ensure the HSE considers the "time-critical" nature of Friederichs Ataxia during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement (which aims for a 180-day decision timeline) are being applied to this specific case, …
Pearse Doherty Written 13 May 2026 · to Health
231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the availability and funding of givinostat for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35421/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1019. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to ensure a person (details supplied) will receive a discretionary hardship payment as an interim support, pending the outcome of the acarizax reimbursement application due to significant financial hardship and the medical necessity of the treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33989/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1191. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the approval of the drug ryeqo which is used in other jurisdictions in the treatment of endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35037/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1215. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline what steps her Department is taking to address the fact that brexpiprazole and lurasidone, two antipsychotic medicines now recommended as first-line treatment options for females with first-episode psychosis in the first international clinical guideline of its kind published in March 2026, are currently licensed in Ireland but not reimb…
Pádraig Rice Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1217. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason that a supplement (details supplied) has not been made available under the drugs payment scheme; the actions necessary for this supplement to be made eligible for reimbursement under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35192/26]