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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Lest I be accused of a lack of confidence, and in case my earlier comments were misconstrued, I would like to say I have confidence in generic medicines. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. We will move to questions and answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that included in the membership fee of €25?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Is it a one-off membership fee or is there an annual fee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: In his presentation Mr. O'Sullivan referred a number of drugs for breast cancer and other illnesses. Are the savings made on generic drugs or branded drugs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Is the charge the same, irrespective of location?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: What happens to the drugs if the delivery man arrives at Mrs. Murphy's house and she is not there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Mr. O'Sullivan's presentation is remarkable in the way it demonstrates how people can save money. I do not agree that innovation in the pharmacy industry has been limited. There have been major changes in the pharmacy industry, including what Mr. O'Sullivan is doing. Is there a catch? Are we missing something? It seems remarkable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: If I walk into a Healthwave shop and I have not paid the membership fee, do I get the same discount?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Does the association have a term of reference for the tiered model?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Has the association made these remarks to the Department of Health or the HSE?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Has the CPU done anything about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: When HSE representatives come before the committee next week, we will put it to them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to Professor Dunne but we are caught for time in terms of the vote in the Dáil. Could he keep his remarks to two and a half minutes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: If I may stop Professor Dunne there, we will suspend until after the vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I will suspend until after the Dáil vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to our witnesses, Members of the Seanad and those in the Public Gallery. Sometimes in this business, parliamentary democracy interferes with the real democracy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I have no doubt that the Senator won the coup; he emerged victorious. Professor Dunne was in possession.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that the only reason?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Could that be done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We heard about Gay Byrne's involvement in the campaign. Is there not a need to educate people? I am sure the duty falls on a combination of people and organisations. This relates to my earlier comment that there is a sense of fear and trepidation. This is borne out in the survey. If doctors did not accede to their patients' requests and decided, as Senator Crown suggested, to prescribe...