Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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840. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug dioctyl is not covered on the medical card scheme; if she is aware of the financial hardship this is causing patients; if there are plans to have this drug covered in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32323/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.