Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 June 2014

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 21 - Budget Management in Health Service Executive
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards

11:20 am

Mr. John Hennessy:

The medical card situation is different in that the patient is not directly incurring a cost for prescribed medicines other than the prescription charge provided for.