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
Mr. John Hennessy:
The increase is down to two things. First, it is a question of volume. The volume of drugs and medicines in the high-technology area has increased. In addition, as new drugs and products have come on-stream they have attracted high prices. The committee will see from the report that the increases relate entirely to product increases. The dispensing fee portion for pharmacies has remained static throughout the entire period.
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