Medicinal Products

2051. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the prescribed medication solpadeine is covered on the medical card but dissolvable solpadeine is not and dissolvable solpadeine is the only effective pain management medication for some patients, namely a person (details supplied); the reason this solpadeine product is not included in medical card coverage; if she will c…

2071. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will approve of and provide funding for the combination treatment of ibrutinib and venetoclax for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19124/25]

2096. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when medication known as givinostat will be made available in the State, given the role it can play in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy in young boys. [19252/25]

2105. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing legislation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19274/25]

2182. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the cost of the anti-sickness medication cariban for pregnant women (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19605/25]

2199. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she intends on introducing the shingles vaccine for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients under the medical card or drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19692/25]

2206. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if a system is in place that enables women to access free HRT by only paying the dispensing fee to the pharmacist and not paying for the medication itself; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19715/25]

2207. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update on the roll-out of the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19716/25]

2240. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health how individuals over the age of 60 who are at a high risk from diabetes, and thus not suitable for the Pfizer vaccination, can access Novavax. [19839/25]

2246. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if women will be provided backdated payments for HRT arising from the scheme being delayed since January; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19858/25]

2293. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay to the introduction of free HRT medication which was to be available from January 2025; when it will be freely available; the process for accessing this medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20122/25]

2345. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the drug Duvyzat for the treatment of muscular dystrophy (givinostat) is available for reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20312/25]

2361. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if the drug entresto is included on the drugs payment scheme; the consultation given to eligible patients eligible for this scheme when a new prescription is given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20478/25]

2369. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health when free HRT products will be made available; if some of the delayed period can be backdated at least; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20507/25]

2375. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health to respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding the drug Palforzia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20524/25]

2387. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department took to arrive at the conclusion that reimbursement was not possible in respect of HRT purchased before 1 June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the rationale for not reimbursing such purchases. [20564/25]

2388. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the reason for excluding some dosages from the free HRT scheme; the reason for excluding some brands not listed on the DPS reimbursable list managed by PCRS from the free HRT scheme; an if she will amend the scheme to include all brands and all dosages, respectively. [20565/25]

2389. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of times she has met with an organisation (details supplied); the agenda and minutes of each meeting; if she has further meetings scheduled with the organisation; ad if she will make a statement on what is proposed for discussion at further meetings. [20566/25]

2416. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will review the current HSE funding criteria for access to the weight management medication saxenda, in cases where it has been prescribed for clinically significant health reasons ; if she will consider allowing more compassionate and flexible discretion in individual cases, particularly where patients with serious chronic condit…

2455. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the shortages of several HRT products for women (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21118/25]

2456. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the reason unlicensed products are available for 50 mg patch but are not currently covered on GMS scheme, which results in patients having to pay privately for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21119/25]

2460. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health if the drugs payment scheme can be extended to allow for the availability of the medication Ozempic for conditions other than approved indication of diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21146/25]

409. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health her progress to date in making the shingles vaccine (details supplied) available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18286/25]

410. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health her progress to date in making a drug (details supplied) available for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18287/25]

262. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the annual expenditure on pharmaceutical treatments by the HSE in 2024; the expenditure on new medicines for the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17737/25]