Pharmacy Services

500. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 461 of 2 July 2026, if a patient who was receiving blister packs free-of-charge prior to the Community Pharmacy Agreement 2025 changes pharmacists, if this patient is still entitled to receive this service free-of-charge (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54384/26]

511. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of pharmacies participating in the free contraception scheme, by county, in tabular form. [54414/26]

512. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of pharmacies in the State, by county, in tabular form. [54415/26]

370. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of community pharmacies participating in the common conditions service; the findings to date of the data collection exercise involving the 150 data champion pharmacies which commenced in July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53755/26]

372. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of community pharmacy contractors that have provided notice of participation in Phase 1 of the BowelScreen community pharmacy intervention; the projected cost of the per patient service fee under Phase 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53757/26]

373. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of community pharmacy contractors in receipt of the emergency medicine administration preparedness allowance introduced under the Community Pharmacy Agreement 2025; the number of recorded administrations of naloxone in community settings in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53758/26]

210. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve pharmacy services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51932/26]

841. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the charging by pharmacists for blister packs, for those who can neither afford the new charges or take the risk of incorrect dosage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44944/26]

960. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will examine a PCRS case (details supplied); her views on whether it is fair that that the pharmacy is liable for this deduction when they are unable to view the visibility of stocks held by PCRS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45562/26]

2140. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on allowing pharmacies to consult with patients and prescribe for the free contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42934/26]

1331. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when she expects to see an on-site pharmacy at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39302/26]

1355. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary question No. 544 of 14 May 2026, if people can access their prescription such as a locker type dispenser that has been placed on the outside of a pharmacy after closure. [39476/26]

1046. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of rejected or unpaid pharmacy claims recorded under the General Medical Services Scheme in each year from 2020 to 2026, in tabular form [36795/26]

1047. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the most common categories of rejected pharmacy claims under the General Medical Services Scheme in each year since 2020. [36796/26]

1048. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records the number of rejected claims relating specifically to respiratory medications including salbutamol, ipratropium, steroid inhalers and nebuliser products. [36797/26]

1049. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any audit, review, or risk assessment has been conducted examining the patient safety implications of rejected pharmacy claims under the PCRS system in the past five years. [36798/26]

1050. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether pharmacies are financially disadvantaged where claims are repeatedly rejected due to software or administrative validation issues. [36799/26]

1073. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any assessment has been carried out into the financial impact of rejected pharmacy claims on community pharmacies. [36914/26]

1240. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the charging by pharmacists for blister packs given some pharmacists are now charging €5, €10 or €15 for these packs to medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37778/26]

1326. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures in place to ensure that pharmacy graduates from newly established programmes, including that at South East Technological University, can access sufficient supervised practice placements in hospital and community pharmacy settings across the south and south-east of Irel…

1327. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details on the number of pharmacy students currently enrolled across all Higher Education Institutions offering accredited pharmacy programmes in Ireland, broken down by institution; the projected number of pharmacy graduates expected to enter the workforce annua…

522. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland’s plan to increase fees by 42% when inflation is forecast at significantly lower that this; if she considers this to be proportionate to what pharmacies facing 3% CPI can reasonably absorb; if she will stay the Statutory Instrument pending clarity; and if she will make a …

523. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the basis on which the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland has determined that a 42% increase in registration fees over three years is proportionate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35839/26]

524. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that pay costs at the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland have increased by 35% since 2021 and now absorb 55 cent of every euro received by the organisation; if she is satisfied that this level of administrative expenditure represents value for money for registrants; and if she will make a statement on…

525. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland in each of the years 2021 to 2024; the number earning over €60,000 in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35841/26]