Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

Where is the consistency in approach? There has been a dramatic increase in the numbers participating in the drugs payment scheme since it was reformed by my predecessor some years ago and which opened it up to the public to a greater extent than previously. There has been a significant expansion of that scheme in terms of the numbers who avail of it and in terms of the expenditure attached to it. That is another fact rarely mentioned by the Opposition.

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