Paul McGrath
Ceist:138 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children the estimated saving to the Department by raising the threshold for the drug refund scheme from ?70 to ?78. [28730/03]
Vol. 575 No. 5
138 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children the estimated saving to the Department by raising the threshold for the drug refund scheme from ?70 to ?78. [28730/03]
I presume the Deputy is referring to the drugs payment scheme. The estimated saving to the Department by raising the threshold for the drugs payment scheme from €70 to €78 is approximately €10 million per annum.