Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) Rules 2026

S.I. No. 171/2026 - Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) Rules 2026 Download PDF Íoslódáil PDF Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 24 th April, 2026. ARRANGEMENT OF RULES 1. Citation. 2. Commencement. 3. Interpretation. 4. Setting of fees. 5. Non-refundable nature of certain fees and discretions available to the Council in respect of other fees. 6. Revocations. Fees payable in respect of applications, notifications and services provided. 1. These Rules may be cited as the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) Rules 2026. 2. These Rules come into operation on 1 May 2026. 3. In these Rules – Act’ means the Pharmacy Act 2007 (No. 20 of 2007), as amended from time to time; “certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration which is for the time being in force and which has been issued under section 20(1) of the Act or, in the case of a pharmaceutical assistant, under Rule 14(1) of the Registration Rules, and includes a certificate of continued registration issued under section 20(2) of the Act or, as the case may be, under Rule 14(2) of the Registration Rules; “change in the ownership of a pharmacy” has the meaning assigned to it in section 17(6) of the Act; “compensation measure” means an adaptation period or aptitude test required to be completed pursuant to Regulation 22 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations; “Education and Training Rules” means the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Education and Training) (Integrated Course) Rules 2014 ( S.I. No. 377 of 2014 “ISS supply list” has the meaning assigned to it in Regulation 19A(3) (as inserted by Regulation 8 of the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 87 of 2015 )) of the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 540 of 2003 “Professional Registration Examination” means the examination conducted in accordance with Part 5 of the Education and Training Rules; “Professional Qualifications Regulations” means the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 8 of 2017 “Register of Pharmacists”, “Register of Pharmaceutical Assistants” and “Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses” mean the respective registers established under section 13(1) of the Act; “registered pharmacist” means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Pharmacists; “registered pharmaceutical assistant” means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Pharmaceutical Assistants; “Registration Rules” means the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Registration) Rules 2008 ( S.I. No. 494 of 2008 ), as amended from time to time; “Retail Pharmacy Businesses Rules” means the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Retail Pharmacy Businesses) (Registration) Rules 2008 ( S.I. No. 495 of 2008 “relevant state” means – (a) a member state of the European Union, (b) a state that is a contracting state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed in Oporto on 2 May 1992 (other than a member state of the European Union), or (c) the Swiss Confederation; “superintendent pharmacist” means a registered pharmacist acting in the capacity specified in section 27(b), 28(a) or 29(b) of the Act, who is in personal control of the management and administration of the sale and supply of medicinal products, either where such control is exercised in respect of a single retail pharmacy business or in respect of a number of such businesses; “supervising pharmacist” means a registered pharmacist acting in the capacity specified in section 27(c), 28(b) or 29(c) of the Act and who is in whole-time charge of carrying on the retail pharmacy business at the premises of the said business. Setting of fees 4. The fees payable to the Society for the various purposes of paragraph 20 of Schedule 1 to the Act, shall be the amounts indicated in Column 3 of the Schedule opposite the description of the fee in Column 2 of the Schedule. Non-refundable nature of certain fees and discretions available to the Council in respect of other fees 5. (1) Any fee paid under these Rules in connection with a valid application for registration, or for restoration, to a register kept under section 13 of the Act, shall be non-refundable. (2) Except in the case of those fees referred to in paragraph (1), the Council may, in circumstances where it considers it appropriate to do so, waive, remit or refund, either in whole or in part, any other fee that would otherwise be payable to it under these Rules. 6. The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) Rules 2014 ( S.I. No. 378 of 2014 ), the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2015 ( S.I. No. 238 of 2015 ), the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2016 ( S.I. No. 311 of 2016 ), the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2017 ( S.I. No. 99 of 2017 ), the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2020 ( S.I. No. 213 of 2020 ) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2025 ( S.I. No. 135 of 2025 ) are revoked. FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF APPLICATIONS, NOTIFICATIONS AND SERVICES PROVIDED COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 Description of fee Amount of fee Fees in respect of applications for registration in the Register of Pharmacists 1. Fee payable under Rule 11(2)(b) of the Registration Rules, being the fee payable in connection with an application for the first registration of a person in the Register of Pharmacists - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 2. Fee payable under Rule 11(4)(b) of the Registration Rules, being the fee payable in connection with an application for the continued registration of a person in the Register of Pharmacists - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 3. Late fee payable under Rule 11(5) of the Registration Rules, being a fee additional to that payable under paragraph 2 in connection with an application for the continued registration in the Register of Pharmacists - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: Fees in respect of applications for continued registration in the Register of Pharmaceutical Assistants 4. Fee payable under Rule 12(2)(b) of the Registration Rules, being the fee payable in connection with an application for the continued registration of a person in the Register of Pharmaceutical Assistants - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 5. Late fee payable under Rule 12(3) of the Registration Rules, being a fee additional to that payable under paragraph 4 in connection with an application for the continued registration of a person in the Register of Pharmaceutical Assistants: - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: Fees in respect of applications for registration in the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses 6. Fee payable under Rule 4(3)(b) of the Retail Pharmacy Businesses Rules, being the fee payable in connection with an application for the first registration of a retail pharmacy business in the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 7. Fee payable under Rule 4(3)(b) of the Retail Pharmacy Businesses Rules, being the fee payable in connection with an application for the continued registration of a retail pharmacy business in the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 8. Fee payable under Rule 4(3)(b) of the Retail Pharmacy Businesses Rules, being the fee payable, in addition to, and without prejudice to, any fee due under paragraph 7, in connection with an application for the temporary registration of a retail pharmacy business, for a maximum period of one year, in the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses, in circumstances where an additional temporary registration is necessitated by the temporary relocation of a registered retail pharmacy business due to the renovation and/or refurbishment of its registered premises - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 9. Late fee payable under Rule 4(5) of the Retail Pharmacy Businesses Rules, being a fee additional to that payable under paragraph 6 in connection with an application for the first registration of a retail pharmacy business in the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 10. Late fee payable under Rule 4(5) of the Retail Pharmacy Businesses Rules, being a fee additional to that payable under paragraph 7 in connection with an application for the continued registration of a retail pharmacy business in the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 11. Fee payable under Rule 4(3)(b) of the Retail Pharmacy Businesses Rules, being the fee payable in connection with an application for the first registration of a retail pharmacy business in the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses following a change in the ownership of a pharmacy - Application completed before 1 May 2027: - Application completed between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application completed after 30 April 2028: 12. Late fee payable under Rule 4(5) of the Retail Pharmacy Businesses Rules, being a fee additional to that payable under paragraph 11 in connection with an application for the first registration of a retail pharmacy business in the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses following a change in the ownership of a pharmacy - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: Fees in respect of applications for cancellation on request of registration in the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses 13. Fee payable under Rule 7 of the Retail Pharmacy Businesses Rules, being the fee payable in connection with an application for cancellation of the registration of a retail pharmacy business in the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: Fees in respect of applications for restoration to the Register of Pharmacists 14. Fee payable by a person who, having obtained the cancellation of his or her registration in the Register of Pharmacists under section 59(1) of the Act, makes application in accordance with section 61(1)(a) of the Act to have his or her name restored to the said Register - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 15. Fee payable by a person whose registration in the Register of Pharmacists was cancelled in accordance with Rule 16(4) or Rule 17(3) of the Registration Rules and who, within six months of the date when the unpaid fee became due, makes application in accordance with section 61(1)(b) of the Act to have his or her name restored to the said Register, and which fee shall be payable in addition to the unpaid fee - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 16. Fee payable by a person whose registration in the Register of Pharmacists was cancelled in accordance with Rule 16(4) or Rule 17(3) of the Registration Rules and who, by virtue of not having made his or her application within the prescribed six months of the date provided for in section 61(1)(b) of the Act when the unpaid fee became due, is only entitled to make application under the Act as if he or she was making application for registration in the Register of Pharmacists for the first time, and which fee shall be payable in addition to the fee payable under paragraph 1 - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: Fees in respect of restoration to the Register of Pharmaceutical Assistants 17. Fee payable by a person who, having obtained the cancellation of his or her registration in the Register of Pharmaceutical Assistants under section 59(1) of the Act, makes application in accordance with section 61(1)(a) of the Act to have his or her name restored to the said Register - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 18. Fee payable by a person whose registration in the Register of Pharmaceutical Assistants was cancelled in accordance with Rule 16(4) or Rule 17(3) of the Registration Rules and who, within six months of the date when the unpaid fee became due, makes application in accordance with section 61(1)(b) of the Act to have his or her name restored to the said Register and which fee shall be payable in addition to the unpaid fee - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 19. Fee payable by a person whose registration in the Register of Pharmaceutical Assistants was cancelled in accordance with Rule 16(4) or Rule 17(3) of the Registration Rules and who has not made his or her application within the prescribed six months of the date provided for in section 61(1)(b) of the Act when the unpaid fee became due, and which fee shall be in addition to the fee payable under paragraph 4 - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 20. Fee payable by a person who has made application on the basis of evidence that he or she has passed the examination prescribed under section 19 of the Pharmacy Act (Ireland) Amendment Act 1890 ( 53 & 54 Vic., c.48 ) and whose name has never been entered in the Register of Pharmaceutical Assistants established under the Act - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: Fees in respect of applications for restoration to the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses 21. Fee payable under section 61(1)(a) of the Act, being the fee payable in connection with an application for restoration of the registration of a retail pharmacy business to the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 22. Fee payable under section 61(1)(b) of the Act, being the fee payable in connection with an application for restoration of the registration of a retail pharmacy business to the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses where the application for restoration is made within six months of the date when the unpaid fee became due, and which fee shall be payable in addition to the unpaid fee - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: Fees in connection with certificates 23. Fee payable by virtue of paragraph 20(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Act for the issue of a replacement certificate of registration - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 24. Fee payable by virtue of paragraph 20(1)(f) of Schedule 1 to the Act in respect of the issue of a certificate of good standing or a certificate of current professional status, or other such similar certificate - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 25. Fee payable by virtue of paragraph 20(1)(f) of Schedule 1 to the Act in respect of the issue of a letter confirming that the person, or the retail pharmacy business, named therein, is currently registered under the Act - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: Fees for the notification of changes to the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses 26. Fee payable by virtue of paragraph 20(1)(f) of Schedule 1 to the Act in respect of the provision to the Registrar of a statement required by section 28(a) of the Act in replacement of the statement previously in place in respect of the retail pharmacy business concerned and which notifies a change of the superintendent pharmacist - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 27. Fee payable under Rule 6(2)(a) of the Retail Pharmacy Businesses Rules, being the fee payable in connection with each notification (not being a notification referred to in paragraph 26 of a change of the superintendent pharmacist specified in the application for registration - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 28. Fee payable under Rule 6(2)(a) of the Retail Pharmacy Businesses Rules, being the fee payable in connection with each notification of a change of the supervising pharmacist specified in the application for registration - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 29. Fee payable under Rule 6(2)(b) of the Retail Pharmacy Businesses Rules, being the fee payable in connection with each notification (not being a notification referred to in paragraphs 26 to 28 of any material change made or proposed to be made in respect of the registered pharmacy from those set out in the application for registration - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: Fees in respect of applications for the Professional Registration Examination 30. Fee payable under Rule 20 of the Education and Training Rules, being the fee payable in connection with an application to undertake the Professional Registration Examination - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: Fees in respect of applications for recognition of third country applications 31. Fee payable for application under s. 16(2)(b) of the Act, by reference to the application stages prescribed under Regulation 19(5) of the Registration Rules - Stage 1: - Stage 2: Initial assessment: Appeal (if required): - Stage 3: - Stage 4: - Stage 5: Fees in respect of general system applications from persons recognised as pharmacists in other Member States 32. Fee payable in the case of an application made under Part 5 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations that requires an evaluation of the qualifications (including knowledge and experience), and which fee shall payable be in addition to the fee payable under paragraph 1 - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 33. Fee payable where, following evaluation of the qualifications (including knowledge and experience), a compensation measure is required, which fee shall be payable in addition to the fee provided for in paragraphs 32 Fees in respect of ISS supply list 34. Fee payable under Regulation 19A(5)(d) (as inserted by Regulation 8 of the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 87 of 2015 )) of the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 540 of 2003 ), being the fee payable in respect of an application for entry in the ISS supply list - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 35. Annual maintenance fee payable in respect of each entry in the ISS supply list - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: Fees in respect of European Professional Card (“EPC”) 36. Fee payable in respect of an application for an EPC under Part 16 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations for the purpose of establishment as a pharmacist in a relevant state other than the State - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 37. Fee payable in respect of an application for an EPC under Part 16 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations where the Registrar receives the application from a competent authority of a relevant state other than the State and it is for the purpose of establishment as a pharmacist in the State, and such fee may be credited against the fee provided for in paragraph 1 - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 38. Fee payable in respect of an application for an EPC under Part 16 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations where the Registrar receives the application from a competent authority of a relevant state other than the State in respect of establishment as a pharmacist in the State and an evaluation of qualifications (including knowledge and experience) is required, which fee shall be payable in addition to the fee provided for in paragraph 37 - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 39. Fee payable in respect of an application for an EPC under Part 16 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations, being an additional fee payable in respect of the application where the Registrar receives the application from a competent authority of a relevant state other than the State in respect of establishment as a pharmacist in the State and following evaluation of the qualifications (including knowledge and experience) a compensation measure is required, which fee shall be payable in addition to the fees provided for in paragraphs 37 and 38 40. Fee payable in respect of an application for an EPC under Part 16 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations where the application is for the purpose of providing temporary and occasional pharmacy services in a relevant state other than the State - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: 41. Fee payable in respect of an application for an EPC under Part 16 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations where the Registrar receives the application from a competent authority of a relevant state other than the State and it is for the purpose of providing temporary and occasional pharmacy services in the State where professional qualifications are checked pursuant to Regulation 15 of the Professional Qualifications Regulations - Application received before 1 May 2027: - Application received between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028 (inclusive): - Application received after 30 April 2028: I, JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on the me by section 11 (5) of the Pharmacy Act 2007 (as adapted by the Health and Children (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 219 of 2011 )), consent to the making of the foregoing Rules. GIVEN under official seal, 20 April, 2026. JENNIFER CARROLL MACNEILL, Minister for Health. The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on the said Society by section 11 of the Pharmacy Act 2007 (No. 20 of 2007), hereby makes the foregoing Rules. The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, 26 March, 2026. DENIS O’DRISCOLL, JOANNE KISSANE EXPLANATORY NOTE This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). These Rules set out the amount of the fees for registration, continued registration, and restoration of pharmacists, pharmaceutical assistants and retail pharmacy businesses, as well as for cancellation from, and for the notification of changes to, the relevant registers. The Rules also set out the amount of the fees to be paid for the replacement of certificates of registration and for the issue of other certificates. Fees in respect of changes to the Register of Retail Pharmacy Businesses, the Professional Registration Examination, the recognition of qualifications obtained outside the State and the ISS supply list are also set out in these Rules. These Rules revoke and replace the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) Rules 2014, and the rules amending same. These Rules may be cited as the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Fees) Rules 2026.