Pharmacy Services

993. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of new medicines approved per annum in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17362/25]

994. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the overall extent of pharmaceutical expenditure per annum in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17363/25]

995. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the protocols and processes available or used by pharmacists to return unused medicines or to redistribute any paid for, yet unused medicines in the wider pharmacy sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17364/25]

996. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the value of drugs, particularly orphan drugs, that go unused for one reason or another per annum; the way her Department is attempting to limit the wastage and number of medicines that expired unused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17365/25]

320. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure the fees paid to pharmacists are increased (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16460/25]

322. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department and or the HSE will take to ensure wastage is reduced in pharmacies with regard to the dispensation of drugs, particularly expensive drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16462/25]

323. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual value of drugs in pharmacies that expire or do not get used for their intended purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16463/25]

132. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health if all receipts from pharmacies can contain a breakdown of individual medicine costs and any other costs in the interest of transparency, competition and consumers. [9740/25]

787. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will address the 16-year-old dispensing fee pay-freeze to pharmacies by adjusting the community drug scheme dispensing fee to €6.50. [5997/25]

638. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the efforts made to appoint a new chief pharmacist to the Department; when she hopes to be in a position to make such an appointment; when she hopes to initiate a review on the pharmacy fee structure, given the urgency of the situation with a number of new Government lead initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4305…

1431. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health what Teva pharmaceutical products, if any, are being used in Irish hospitals; if he has plans to use substitute products from other companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46804/24]

1445. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct his Department to make melatonin available for children with autism diagnosis under the hardship scheme for medication, and not part of the DPS with a GP prescription; and if he will ensure that there is no requirement for a consultant script for access. [46855/24]