Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 13451-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the expenditure that has arisen under the general medical services scheme as a result of prescribing alternative products.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: February 2026
Updated: March 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 13451-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health whether any additional expenditure has arisen under the general medical services scheme as a result of prescribing alternative products due to salbutamol nebule shortages since 1 January 2025; and if so, to provide the estimated amount and the basis of calculation - Ken O'Flynn.
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