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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 13631-26

Deputy O'Flynn asked about the ongoing shortages of salbutamol nebules during 2024 and 2025. Read the HSE response.


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Summary

To ask the Minister for Health whether any formal risk assessment, clinical safety review, or value-for-money analysis was conducted in relation to the ongoing shortages of salbutamol nebules during 2024 and 2025; whether contingency procurement arrangements were activated; and what governance structures are in place to ensure uninterrupted reimbursement access for essential respiratory medicines for medical card holders.


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