Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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636. To ask the Minister for Health if cariban (details supplied) will be made readily available and acceptable under the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24144/22]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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652. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that Cariban is not on the drug payment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24186/22]

Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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681. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase affordability and access to Cariban by considering it for reimbursement as an exempt medicinal product under the medical card while the report from the HSE Medicines Management Programme on the drug is being considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24366/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 636, 652 and 681 together.

Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.