Medicinal Products

789. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will adopt a more proactive approach to managing medicine shortages. [5999/25]

795. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health when the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) scheme, originally scheduled for rollout in January 2025, will be implemented; the reason for the delay; the steps being taken to resolve the lack of clarity between her Department and a union (details supplied) to ensure pharmacists can dispense HRT products free of charge as planned; and if she will …

798. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recommendation arising from the inquest of a person (details supplied) for the putting in place of a national policy to oversee the administration of unlicensed medicines in Ireland, which would be referred to as Ava's Protocol; the details of the process and the expected date when this protocol will be enacted; …

801. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the roll out of State-funded hormone replacement therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6133/25]

820. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the total annual medicines budget for each year from 2020 to 2024. [6304/25]

821. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the breakdown of actual spending within the medicines budget from 2020 to 2024, distinguishing between off-patent medicines, including generic and biosimilar medicines and new or originator medicines; and to provide an estimate of the total savings generated for the State by the off-patent medicines industry during the same perio…

288. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure a stable supply of estradot here; the measures being put in place to prevent future shortages of the drug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5226/25]

290. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the timeline for the provision of free hormone replacement therapy following the commitment in Budget 2025; the reason for the delay; and the steps being taken to ensure that the promise is fulfilled as soon as possible (details supplied). [5232/25]

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 stat…

263. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she plans to add ozempic to the drugs payment scheme for patients who have prediabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4877/25]

265. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement application for a medication (details supplied); when she expects the medication to be available to patients in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4937/25]

268. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to consider providing certain medications free of charge (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4972/25]

605. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she would consider making the medication linaclotide available via the drugs payment scheme as this medication is very expensive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4151/25]

622. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently add asthma to the long-term illness scheme, as it is a lifelong chronic illness that requires daily medication that is very expensive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4222/25]

631. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she intends on expediting the review of the drug reimbursement process as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4291/25]

641. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she plans to review the drugs reimbursement process and plans; if she will consider investigating new methods for earlier reimbursement of certain treatments, including early access for rare diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4309/25]

649. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for support on the case of a person (details supplied). [4376/25]

651. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans to provide solu-cortef injection medication in EpiPen form for children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and precocious puberty in line with other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4378/25]

685. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the pricing and reimbursement application process for melatonin under the community drug scheme; if melatonin will be provided under the community drug scheme to children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years-of-age with autism spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4668/25]

707. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to reimburse women affected by the delay to the rollout of the free HRT scheme which was due to begin in January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4819/25]

221. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for an update on the roll-out of free HRT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3618/25]

236. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if any further consultation has taken place between her Department and the Health Products Regulatory Authority on the matter of uromune becoming available for the treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections, given that it is becoming more readily available as a treatment across the world; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [374…

245. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can reapply for access to the medicines management programme reimbursement scheme for type 1 diabetics, following misdiagnoses, if they are eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3804/25]

251. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if clonidine will be made available under the long-term illness scheme for persons under 16 years suffering with ADHD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3888/25]

253. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the reason the long-term illness scheme is limited to mental health conditions for persons under 16 years-of-age; whether she has plans to extend this beyond 16 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3908/25]