3026. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will update the licensing for the administration of a treatment (details supplied) to allow nurses to administer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42873/25]
Topics / Medicinal Products
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsMedicinal 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
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 17 |
| February 2025 | 66 |
| March 2025 | 28 |
| April 2025 | 35 |
| May 2025 | 43 |
| June 2025 | 58 |
| July 2025 | 56 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 36 |
| October 2025 | 38 |
| November 2025 | 58 |
| December 2025 | 27 |
| January 2026 | 18 |
| February 2026 | 70 |
| March 2026 | 142 |
| April 2026 | 87 |
| May 2026 | 156 |
| June 2026 | 127 |
| July 2026 | 82 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 62 |
| October 2026 | 27 |
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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.
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The questions
3078. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a person who has a prescription for medication in one EU country is entitled to use that prescription in another EU state; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43112/25]
3270. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health if a drug will be made available to a person (details supplied). [44201/25]
532. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline details of any programmes under which the HSE may facilitate access to medicines in emergency circumstances for medicines not on the reimbursement list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40320/25]
533. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the anticipated timelines associated with the Programme for Government commitment to explore early access schemes for reimbursement of medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40321/25]
534. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on new medicines and new uses of existing medicines from January 2025 to 31 May 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40322/25]
535. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that all aspects of the reimbursement process are in compliance with the HSE's code of governance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40323/25]
233. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the current status of the drug duvyzat-givinostat in Ireland; when a decision could be made to make it available to those with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39799/25]
277. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the proposal that high protein oral nutritional supplements are administered under a managed access programme, the effect this may have on patient well-being and recovery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40014/25]
305. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on a recent discretionary hardship application for the purposes of ozempic injections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40149/25]
306. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether a prolonged release melatonin drug (details supplied) will be made available in Ireland and covered by the medical card. [40169/25]
855. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if tedralan 200mg will be added to the medical card list as this medication is expensive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38700/25]
865. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards to initiate the review of the drug reimbursement process; the patient advocacy representation that will be on the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38733/25]
896. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the high tech medication repatha will continue to be provided by way of prescription through St. Lukes Hospital, Kilkenny, to patients that are already on the drug prescribed while under the care of the retired consultant (details supplied); if it is the responsibility of St. Lukes, Kilkenny, to resolve the problem and issue a prescription to a person; and …
970. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if all persons diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will be entitled to access the drug Givinostat. [39474/25]
971. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if an early access program or a compassionate use-managed access program will be established to allow quicker access to Givinostat for people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [39475/25]
979. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently expand the available sources for products (details supplied) to allow women in Kerry greater choice in where they can source the mastectomy products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39527/25]
175. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider increasing the dosage threshold for the treatment of type ii diabetes mellitus (details supplied) to 2 mg, bringing Ireland in line with neighbouring jurisdictions, as currently reimbursement support in Ireland is available for the licensed indication and dosage including and up to 0.25 mg/0.5 mg/1 mg strength providing a four-week supp…
200. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) is administered in Letterkenny Hospital rather than in a community setting where its efficacy has been demonstrated through continued use for a patient, despite guidance from the manufacturer which states it is suitable for administration in the home; if she will consider a pilot scheme for community-based administrat…
218. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether she has been made aware of the current shortage in Ireland of a number of pain relief medications (details supplied); if she can outline the role the Health Products Regulatory Authority can play in ensuring alternative supplies are made available to hospices and community pharmacies caring for these patients, whether this be by expediting the batches…
801. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider expanding the free HRT scheme to include those treatments that are not covered under the drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37378/25]
810. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health when the HSE plans to complete a full health technology assessment in relation to EYLEA (aflibercept) given this was recommended by an NCPE Rapid Review assessment report in December 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37421/25]
817. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the drug "ryeqo" to treat endometriosis; if she will be willing to consider adding it to the list of reimbursable items for medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37441/25]
834. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being made to make Selumetinib available for children. [37501/25]
846. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will instruct their Department to make oral immunotherapy as well as medicines such as omalizumab more widely available, to ensure situations like this do not happen again.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37593/25]