James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

The prescription Bill, which will hit the elderly, the sick and the vulnerable, is quite reflective of the Government's priorities, while the drugs referencing Bill is back on white page in Section C, at No. 71. Can the Taoiseach explain to the people of Ireland why he is showing such enthusiasm and urgency to nail the most vulnerable in this society in order to save €25 million? If he went after the drugs companies, he would save over €200 million by my reckoning, and at least €171 million by his own reckoning.

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