1193. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health in light of the Health Products Regulatory Authority confirming that over 750,000 dosage units of falsified and illegal medicines were detained in 2025, with a thirty-fold increase in unauthorised GLP-1 type products, whether her Department has assessed the extent to which restricted access to authorised, reimbursed GLP-1 treatments through the HSE is driving patient demand for unauthorised products sourced online; the steps being taken to ensure equitable and timely access to authorised GLP-1 medicines for clinically eligible patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33128/26]

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1193. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health in light of the Health Products Regulatory Authority confirming that over 750,000 dosage units of falsified and illegal medicines were detained in 2025, with a thirty-fold increase in unauthorised GLP-1 type products, whether her Department has assessed the extent to which restricted access to authorised, reimbursed GLP-1 treatments through the HSE is driving patient demand for unauthorised products sourced online; the steps being taken to ensure equitable and timely access to authorised GLP-1 medicines for clinically eligible patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33128/26]

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