PQ 1020
1020. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has undertaken, commissioned, or reviewed any health economic or cost-benefit analysis on the use of GLP-1 receptor agonist medicines, including tirzepatide and semaglutide, for obesity treatment and the prevention of type 2 diabetes; if so, the details and outcomes of any such analysis; and if not, whether she intends to commission such an assessment in light of evidence on long-term savings to the health service. [7676/26]
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1020. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has undertaken, commissioned, or reviewed any health economic or cost-benefit analysis on the use of GLP-1 receptor agonist medicines, including tirzepatide and semaglutide, for obesity treatment and the prevention of type 2 diabetes; if so, the details and outcomes of any such analysis; and if not, whether she intends to commission such an assessment in light of evidence on long-term savings to the health service. [7676/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-02-04/1020/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-02-04/pq_1020