Written answers

Tuesday, 18 January 2011

Department of Health and Children

Drugs Payment Scheme

8:00 am

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the annual thresholds for the drugs payment scheme on a per annum basis from 1999 to 2010, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2461/11]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Under the Drugs Payment Scheme no individual or family pays more than €120 per calendar month towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines and medical appliances. The scheme is easy to use and significantly reduces the cost burden for families and individuals incurring ongoing expenditure on medicines and medical appliances. There is no annual threshold. The monthly thresholds since the scheme was introduced in 1999 are listed in the table below.

DPS Monthly ThresholdDateEffective
€53.33July 1999
€65.001 August 2002
€70.001 January 2003
€78.001 January 2004
€85.001 January 2005
€90.001 January 2008
€100.001 January 2009
€120.001 January 2010

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.