Medicinal Products

1316. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health when the free HRT scheme, which was announced in budget 2025, will become available; and if there is a timeframe for the roll-out of the scheme. [3441/25]

1317. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health if the Mirena progesterone coil will be covered as part of the free HRT scheme, which was announced in budget 2025. [3442/25]

1310. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE’s recent EU tender for a platform to develop a national medicinal product catalogue; when it is expected to be delivered; if its implementation will disrupt current practices, given there is already a national file being used by community pharmacies and in other healthcare settings across the country; if so, the su…

1318. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46277/24]

1333. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if concerns regarding the lack of supply for a certain medicine (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46362/24]

1347. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1002 of 5 November 2024, given that Melatonin has not been reviewed since 2008, if he will instruct the NCPE to review and include this product for reimbursement under the Community Drugs Schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46423/24]

1367. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a drug shortage (details supplied); the steps that will be taken to address this shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46537/24]

1368. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the HSEs position on paxlovid and to provide an explanation. [46539/24]

1369. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that glp1-type medications to assist with weight loss are covered under the DPS scheme, in particular where they are prescribed to patients with severe co-morbidities such a heart disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46546/24]

1380. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the consequences for the rollout of free HRT with the shortages of the drug estradot in Irish pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46580/24]

1394. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the supports that are in place for patients who have come off the drug methadone and who now deal with tooth decay (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46650/24]

1461. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to overrule the recent recommendation from the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics and make pluvicto available for reimbursement to eligible patients; if he acknowledges the urgent need for access to this treatment for cancer patients in the healthcare system; and if he will take into account that pluvicto has alrea…

1535. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he can reinstate the position whereby gluten-free products are reimbursable items under the general medical services (scheme) as the additional cost of gluten-free products is placing a strain on many families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1283/25]

1537. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to covering medications like Ozempic under the drug payment scheme for polycystic ovary syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1306/25]

1587. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 15 November 2022, the way a person can be reimbursed for a therapy if no alternative product exists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1625/25]

1620. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health to guarantee reimbursement of spinraza by the HSE for patients over 18 years of age with SMA Types I, II or III. [1802/25]

1628. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health his plans, if any, to make the medication lumateperone available via the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1872/25]

1630. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the current status of Palforzia; and the current availability of same and timeline for acceptance under the drugs repayment scheme. [1878/25]

1676. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the efforts being made to ensure Ozempic is available to all those with a prescription for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1984/25]