Róisín Shortall
Question:154 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the special pay award sanctioned for pharmacists in September 1998 excludes former Eastern Health Board pharmacists who retired prior to 1 April 1997 but includes former pharmacists of Beaumont Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, Cappagh, and pharmacists who worked within the general medical services scheme who also retired before this date; the measures, if any, he will take to address this inequity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16910/99]