Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 29079-26
Deputy Flynn asked about the average and median time taken for reimbursement decisions for orphan or rare disease medicines. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: June 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the average and median time taken for reimbursement decisions for orphan or rare disease medicines over the past five years; the specific timelines applicable in the case of treatments for Friedreich’s ataxia; and whether any delays have arisen in the assessment process for this category of medicines.
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