Pharmacy Services

704. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health following publication of the community pharmacy agreement 2025, to provide further details in respect of the consultation fee for the common conditions service; if a set rate has been agreed; if this fee will be covered under the medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50511/25]

2134. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that pharmacies are charging up to €15 for issuing medications blister packed; if she is aware that blister packing multiple medications is often the safer option for many vulnerable people who have large volumes of medication to take daily; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many pharmacies in Dublin do not app…

134. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to ensure pharmacies that dispense veterinary prescriptions are not losing revenue due to the roll-out of the national veterinary prescription system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36630/25]

730. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of discrepancies in the application of prescriptions by pharmacies (details supplied); and her plans to ensure that all pharmacies adhere to the same guidelines. [35494/25]

18. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position on further plans on expansion of the role of community pharmacists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34893/25]

188. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the disposal of used oestrogen gel packaging in pharmacies, many pharmacies will not take this packaging back for safe disposal and those that do, charge a fee; if this has been discussed with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34675/25]

215. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the strategies that are in place to ensure the continuous supply of prescription drugs to pharmacies throughout the country which have been negatively impacted by Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34805/25]

229. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position of her Department’s focused talks with a union (details supplied) on the community pharmacy contract and associated services and arrangements, including fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34895/25]

404. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to have pharmacists prescribe for common conditions; the timeline she is working towards for implementing this recommendation from a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33326/25]

766. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when she intends to publish and implement guidelines from the pharmacy regulator on pharmacy charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31916/25]

374. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the percentage of pharmacies that have now opted in to providing free hormone replacement therapy to patients with a valid prescription; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31164/25]

375. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health if all pharmacies participating in the free HRT scheme are listed on the pharmacy finder database; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31165/25]

377. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of the introduction of the common conditions services by community pharmacies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31167/25]

1521. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to outline her plans to further enhance the ability of community pharmacists to administer vaccinations in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30013/25]

1543. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is a shortage in supply of the ADHD medication concerta in pharmacies; the measures being taken taking to resolve the issue; if there are suitable alternatives available for users of concerta; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30104/25]

633. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing pharmacy fees by 10%; and the cost of reversing all FEMPI cuts to pharmacy fees. [28727/25]

168. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for appointing a chief pharmacist within the Department of Health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24134/25]

222. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the plans she has to expand the roles of community pharmacists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24046/25]

452. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all pharmacies that have opted into the free HRT scheme scheduled to commence on 1 June 2025, in tabular form. [23087/25]

2215. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health , the number of WTE pharmacists that work in CAMHS in CHO9 area; if this number will be further increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19747/25]

2298. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether prescriptions can be issued for a six-month period, or longer, under current legislation (details supplied). [20139/25]

879. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for commencement of pharmacists being able to prescribe prescription-only medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16641/25]

990. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking, as per the Programme for Government commitments, to undertake a review of the drug reimbursement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17359/25]

991. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the situations where private health insurers are in some cases covering access to drugs and orphan drugs for their clients and the very same drugs are not available to public patients; if he is aware of this two tier approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17360/25]

992. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the full budget for new medicines was drawn down by the HSE in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17361/25]