Drugs Payment Scheme Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Questions (695)

John Brassil

Question:

695. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the level of drugs expenditure in the health budget in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the percentage of the health budget spent on drugs in each of those years, in tabular form. [35102/17]

Written answers

Minister for Health

Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.