Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry to cut across the Minister of State. The specific question is this. There are no performance outcomes associated with these figures. For example, a very large number is quoted for the drug reimbursement scheme. I will try to find the number. As I said, we only got this late last night. However, no reasons are given. The number is in the tens of millions. Some €85 million of the primary care reimbursement scheme funds is for high-tech drugs. This document does not specify what drugs are being covered and why. Is the Minister of State looking for an extra €85 million because the forecast was wrong, or because certain high-tech drugs were okayed whose approval was not forecast? Alternatively, are we paying a higher price than was forecast? Why are we paying €85 million?