Written answers

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Department of Health

Medicinal Products

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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608. To ask the Minister for Health the way persons who need continuous supplies of insulin are expected to maintain their health while the supply is difficult to access other than by very minimal amounts dispensed on an emergency basis from overwhelmed hospitals, given that there is a shortage of insulin supplies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3223/23]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Health, has been advised by The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) that they have not been notified by suppliers of any current shortages of insulin-containing products and have not received any reports relating to current issues with the supply of insulin products in Ireland.

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