Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 February 2014
682. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in detail, any changes in prescription charges for medical card holders, specifically in relation to charges pertaining to generic, non-generic drugs since budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9331/14]
View answerThere has been no change to prescription charges for medical card holders since the announcement in Budget 2014 that an increased rate of €2.50 charge per item would apply from 1 December 2013 for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists, subject to a cap of €25 per month for each person or family.
