Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 February 2022
813. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if he has asked the women's health task force to consider funding options for first line medications for hyperemesis gravidarum; and if so, when the group's review will be complete. [9762/22]
View answerImportant work in this area has commenced in the HSE and officials are engaged with the HSE to progress this work in line with the Ministers request for urgent consideration of this matter.
This is a key first step in considering options which can better support women suffering with hyperemesis in Ireland.
Although there are challenging licensing and reimbursement issues which need to be worked through, the Department and the HSE are fully committed to a programme of work on Women’s Health, in particular Maternal Health. Support for hyperemesis will be prioritised through this programme and officials supporting Women’s Health in both organisations are working with urgency to identify all of the available options to better support this cohort of women.
