Colm Burke (Fine Gael)
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I would like to ask the professor, in particular, about the reason we have made so little progress in reducing the overall cost of drugs. If we were to reduce the overall cost - I am talking about straightforward medication - we would obviously have a lot more money available for the purchase of orphan drugs. However, we seem to be purchasing a lot more drugs per head of population. Does Professor McElvaney think we need to do some work on that issue to get a message out to the general public?