Medicinal Products

254. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) is excluded from the drugs payment scheme, as it is a necessary medication for people diagnosed with bipolar disorder to treat depressive episodes; whether its inclusion in the scheme will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3909/25]

1024. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the plans going forward for the approval of the psychiatric medication lumateperone (details supplied) for the treatment of bipolar disorder as part of the drug repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2145/25]

1025. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the recent accreditation of a drug (details supplied) and the lack of a generic version of the medication; and if she would consider including the medication under the drugs payment scheme to ensure affordable access to vital treatment. [2154/25]

1028. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) can be included on the drugs repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2158/25]

1037. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of reports of adverse effects, including suicidality, that the HPRA has received for doxcycline over the past 20 years; and the number of reports of deaths associated with doxcycline received by the HPRA over the past 20 years. [2193/25]

1038. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of reports of adverse effects, including suicidality, that the EMA has received for Doxcycline over the past 20 years; and the number of reports of deaths associated with Doxcycline received by the EMA over the past 20 years. [2194/25]

1039. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to detail the investigation, if any, that was carried out by the HPRA into the death of a person (details supplied) following the taking of doxycycline. [2195/25]

1050. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health when lumateperone will be added to the reimbursable list under the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2212/25]

1061. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding the drug lumateperone a vital medication for bipolar depression to the drugs repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2243/25]

1062. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for the roll out of the free HRT scheme; to outline the engagement her Department has had with a union (details supplied) in relation to the scheme in relation to the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2245/25]

1063. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2248/25]

1082. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all orphan medicines reimbursed in 2024; to confirm the date of the HSE executive management team’s decision; the date on which a reimbursement decision was subsequently made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2320/25]

1086. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason the national plan to make hormone replacement therapy free to all women, which was due to be introduced on 1 January 2025, has not been implemented; when the scheme will be operational; the details of the engagement between her Department and an organisation (details supplied) on the rollout of the measure; and if she will ma…

1094. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives their much-needed medication. [2372/25]

1117. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to include the medication lumateperone (which is for the treatment of bipolar depression) onto the drugs repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2482/25]

1161. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to make a drug (details supplied) free; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2694/25]

1162. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to make a drug (details supplied) free. [2695/25]

1163. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to reduce the cost of breast cancer and endocrine medication. [2696/25]

1173. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she plans to include lumateperone within the drugs payment scheme; the status of any considerations; the timeframe in which it may be included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2772/25]

1180. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health her plans to cover medications like Ozempic under the drug payment scheme for polycystic ovary syndrome, due to insulin resistance being a core symptom of the syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2818/25]

1261. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration could be given to approving all patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus to qualify for reimbursement for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) under the community drug schemes, as many type 1 diabetes patients require CGM but are being refused reimbursement as they have not required insulin from the outset of their disease; and if…

1262. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to confirm the direction of travel on licensing an immunotherapy treatment (details supplied). [3189/25]

1274. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health when the free hormone replacement therapy scheme announced under budget 2025 will come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3292/25]

1275. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health if her Department has been made aware of any shortages of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products which are due to be included in the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3293/25]

1276. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health what preparations have been made to roll out the free hormone replacement therapy scheme, as outlined in Budget 2025. [3302/25]