Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Public Accounts Committee
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2014
2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39: Health Service Executive
Chapter 19: Compliance with Prompt Payment Legislation in the Health Sector
Chapter 20: Management of Private Patient Income in the Health Sector
Chapter 21: Control over the Supply of High-Tech Drugs and Medicines
10:00 am
Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source
On the issue of payment to suppliers of drugs, I note from the report that there was an increase in spend from €315 million to €468 million between 2013 and 2014.
Can the HSE explain that? In replying to me, can the deputation refer to the progress of the HSE in terms of trying to reduce the spend on drugs? It is also a Government aim to reduce the spend on drugs, given that we are charged a great deal more than many of our associate countries in the European Union.
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