Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On the deal which the HSE did with the pharmaceutical companies in regard to the patented drugs that are not being dealt with in that fashion, has the HSE followed the track of the patents? The vast majority of those drugs have come off patent in the past two years and this has been reflected in the markets. A major concern for the IDA and Enterprise Ireland is the effect on employment of all of these companies coming off patent.