asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of a recent year the cost of drugs and medicines for local authority hospitals and health clinics, and for dispensaries.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Costs of Drugs and Medicines.
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The cost of drugs and medicines in respect of the year ended 31st March, 1960, the latest year for which final figures are available, was £463,000 for local authority hospitals and health clinics (including £115,000 for mental hospitals).
The cost of drugs, medicines and appliances in respect of that year for dispensaries was £319,000. Separate figures for appliances are not available, but the amount is relatively insignificant.