Prescriptions Charges

Tuesday, 2 April 2019

Questions (258)

Stephen Donnelly

Question:

258. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2019 of the reduction in prescription charges from €2 to €1.50 for all medical card holders over 70 years of age; and the estimated full year cost of same. [14798/19]

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Written answers

Minister for Health

The cost of reducing the prescription charge to €1.50, subject to a monthly cap of €15, for all medical card holders over the age of 70 is estimated at €8 m in 2019.

The full year cost of this measure is estimated at €12 m.