3730. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to clarify the rules and guidance applying to the dispensing of repeat prescriptions for controlled drugs, including medications prescribed for ADHD; whether there is a nationally standardised period governing the earliest date on which a repeat prescription may be dispensed; the guidance provided to pharmacists to ensure consistency for patients; whether consideration has been given to the particular difficulties that restrictive or inconsistent dispensing arrangements can create for people (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62585/26]

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3730. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to clarify the rules and guidance applying to the dispensing of repeat prescriptions for controlled drugs, including medications prescribed for ADHD; whether there is a nationally standardised period governing the earliest date on which a repeat prescription may be dispensed; the guidance provided to pharmacists to ensure consistency for patients; whether consideration has been given to the particular difficulties that restrictive or inconsistent dispensing arrangements can create for people (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62585/26]

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1. 7 September 2026

   Medicinal Products

   3730. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to clarify the rules and guidance applying to the dispensing of repeat prescriptions for controlled drugs, including medications prescribed for ADHD; whether there is a nationally standardised period governing the earliest date on which a repeat prescription may be dispensed; the guidance provided to pharmacists to ensure consistency for patients; whether consideration has been given to the particular difficulties that restrictive or inconsistent dispensing arrangements can create for people (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62585/26]

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