807. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold to €10 per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51330/26]
Topics / Prescriptions Charges
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPrescriptions Charges
19 questions from 7 TDs, between 29 April 2025 and 7 July 2026.
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808. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of scraping prescription charges for medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51331/26]
251. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing all prescription charges to €0.50, with a cap of €5 per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44421/26]
252. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme maximum payment to €60 per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44422/26]
1376. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing all prescription charges under the GMS scheme. [39640/26]
1377. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold to €72, €50, and €0 respectively. [39642/26]
1654. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 336 and 337 of 15 October 2025, the systems in place to facilitate the communication between healthcare providers and pharmacists that a prescription is eligible or ineligible for the free HRT scheme. [57926/25]
2055. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will remove the prescription requirement for ostomy products due to the financial burden and access issues it creates for patients. [59992/25]
360. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing all prescription charges to €0.50, with a cap of €5 per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36828/25]
361. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme maximum payment to €60 per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36829/25]
783. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of scraping prescription charges for medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35675/25]
1397. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all prescription charges under the general medical service scheme. [29493/25]
1399. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the cost to the State to fully subsidise the cost of all prescribed inhaled asthma medications and related devices. [29495/25]
647. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing prescription charges in increments of €0.50 to €0 for each cohort, in tabular form. [28744/25]
2098. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health her views on whether a review of the pricing and reimbursement system by an organisation (details supplied) adequately considers the recommendations set out in the 2018 Oireachtas health committee Report on Evaluating Orphan Drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19255/25]
2099. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the recommendations set out in the 2018 Oireachtas health committee Report on Evaluating Orphan Drugs will be implemented in the context of the programme for Government commitment to review the medicines reimbursement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19256/25]
2100. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the programme for Government commitment to review the medicines reimbursement process will commence; who will be responsible for overseeing the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19257/25]
2101. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if work has commenced in drafting the terms of reference for the programme for Government commitment to review the medicines reimbursement process; if the terms of reference for this review will make provision for specifically considering the rare disease perspective; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19258/25]
2102. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to ensure that the rare disease perspective is specifically considered in the context of the programme for Government commitment to review the medicines reimbursement process; whether a consultation process will be carried out to seek the input of rare disease patients and other relevant stakeholders in the conduct of this review; and …