Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

There is growing concern that medical card patients, particularly elderly people, may not be able to get their prescriptions filled from 1 December because of a dispute between the Health Service Executive and pharmacists. Will the Tánaiste indicate if it is intended to amend the Competition Act or to take the Labour Party Bill tabled by Deputy Michael D. Higgins to amend it to find a mechanism to address this issue, which is causing enormous concern?

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