372. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she plans to implement a regulatory framework that limits the acquisition and administration of dermal fillers to qualified doctors and dentists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8682/25]
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
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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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 |
Who asks, by party
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
391. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the current status of efforts to licence the drug concerta, in its liquid form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8755/25]
411. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the timeline for implementing the proposed changes to governance and safety regulations in the field of aesthetic medicine, with specific regard to dermal fillers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8877/25]
295. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) will be made available to patients with biliary tract cancers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8436/25]
329. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the current status of the application for approval in Ireland for palforzia as an oral immunotherapy treatment for peanut allergy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8538/25]
904. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations her Department is engaged with to deliver selumetinib in a cost-effective manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7627/25]
970. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to report on progress on any negotiations between the HSE and (details supplied) in relation to the price of the drug Selumetinib (Koselugo), an important drug for the treatment of neurofibromatosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8086/25]
339. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if the issue of the soluble solpadeine shortage has been resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6883/25]
207. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the drug vamorolone is currently being considered for approved use by the HSE. [6471/25]
209. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health when it is intended to provide free hormone replacement therapy; if people who have been charged will be reimbursed for this cost in January and February due to the promise that it would be implemented for free in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6476/25]
222. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the drug givinostat is being considered for approval for use by the HSE. [6585/25]
702. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the introduction on the provision of free hormone replacement therapy. [5565/25]
727. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) is not covered under the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5766/25]
788. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will streamline HSE reimbursement processes and reduce administrative burdens to provide for a nationwide programme for safe and appropriate medicine disposal. [5998/25]
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 make a statement on …
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; and if she will make…
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 period, specifically thos…
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 statement on the matter.…
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]