Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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3078. To ask the Minister for Health if a person who has a prescription for medication in one EU country is entitled to use that prescription in another EU state; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43112/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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If a member of the public has a medical prescription from a doctor in the European Economic Area (EEA), the prescription is valid in all other EEA countries if it contains certain information. The EEA includes the member states of the European Union as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

It is important to note that prescriptions are subject to the rules of the country where they are dispensed. For example, in some countries a prescription may only be accepted for a certain time after it is written.

Some medicines may not be authorised for sale or may not be available in another country within the EEA. Members of the public can contact the if they wish to find out more information about the availability of their medicine in other member states.

Further information is available on gov.ie.