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Pharmacy Services

169 questions from 58 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 13 October 2026.

169
questions
166 written, 3 oral
58
TDs have asked
10
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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20252
February 20252
March 20251
April 202513
May 20254
June 202511
July 20252
August 20250
September 20253
October 20257
November 20257
December 202518
January 202625
February 202619
March 20263
April 20265
May 202630
June 20263
July 20267
August 20260
September 20266
October 20261

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.

  • Aontú21 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil54 from 16 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael18 from 7 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent5 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland22 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party7 from 6 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity5 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin17 from 12 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 27
  2. 21
  3. 20
  4. 13
  5. 5
  6. 5
  7. 5
  8. 4

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Eoghan Kenny Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
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]
Ann Graves Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Health
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]
Edward Timmins Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
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]
John Lahart Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
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. [4305/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
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]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
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]