Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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546. To ask the Minister for Health the total medicines budget over the period 2019 to date in 2022, by year; if he will provide details of the specific amount of expenditure which was allocated to rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47132/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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547. To ask the Minister for Health the specific drugs that have been considered by the rare diseases technology review committee of the HSE to date, in tabular form; the outcomes of these decisions; the specific drugs to be considered by the committee; the number of meetings that have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47133/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.