James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

The Minister for Finance is beside the Tánaiste and I am sure he will advise her. We were informed by the Taoiseach that the drugs reference pricing Bill would be passed through the House at the same time as the drugs prescription charges legislation. However, I note it has been postponed to next year. The Bill could save hundreds of millions of euro in what we pay for our drugs but it is left out in never never land. Such waste has led this country into the sorry condition in which it finds itself. The Government is living in a fantasy land where the IMF is about to increase the rent which the people will have to pay.

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