Written answers
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Department of Health
Medicinal Products
Eoghan Kenny (Cork North-Central, Labour)
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1180. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to cover medications like Ozempic under the drug payment scheme for polycystic ovary syndrome, due to insulin resistance being a core symptom of the syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2818/25]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
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