Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I thank the witnesses for being here and their members who provide a tremendous service in the community. Those of us who actively engage with constituents recognise that pharmacists are a very good resource in the community. They are very accessible and when the generic referencing started they helped in many ways to calm the waters and provide good information to people, in particular elderly people who were concerned about the different colour boxes. I hope that this afternoon’s meeting will have given them a platform.

The committee might follow up on the proposals regarding the medicines use review with the HSE and we might find out from the Department what stage that legislation on bankruptcy provision is at.