Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the work of the task force. What was really welcome was how quickly it did its work and reported back with very strong recommendations that I think we would all support. One of the things that the Pharmacy Union has been calling for for a long number of years is the concept of chief pharmaceutical officer. If we had a chief pharmaceutical officer, one could argue that we would not have needed a task force. We had a task force and it made recommendations but an advocate or a chief officer could give cohesion and make sure we actually deliver. Is that being or has that been looked at?

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