Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 13:

In page 28, subsection (3), lines 39 to 41, to delete paragraphs (d) and (e) and substitute the following:"(d) the relevant prices of therapeutically similar listed items,
(e) the resources available to the Executive, and
(f)the terms of any agreement in place (whether entered into before, on or after the commencement of this section) between the Executive and any representative body of the suppliers of drugs, medicines or medical or surgical appliances where the agreement relates, whether directly or indirectly, to the price of one or more of those items.".

Section 24 outlines the criteria to be taken into account by the HSE when it is setting or reviewing a reference price. As already proposed for section 21, I propose to amend section 24(3) to include a reference to agreements such as those recently agreed with the IPHA and the APMI to ensure that the State can continue to benefit from price reductions contained in those agreements.