Written answers
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Department of Health
Pharmaceutical Sector
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the numbers of staff, levels of income and expenditure at the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland; if he will indicate the levels and amount of fees levied by the Society on the pharmacy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53733/12]
Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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The number of staff and levels of income and expenditure at the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) for the year 2011 are as follows: 25 staff, income of €6.338m and expenditure of €5.468m. This information is available in the PSI annual report for 2011 and on their website at http://thepsi.ie/tns/publications/core-publications.aspx. As required under the Pharmacy Act 2007 (Schedule 1, paragraphs16 (4) and 17 (1)), copies of the PSI Annual Report and Financial Statement are laid yearly before each House of the Oireachtas.
The 2012 PSI fee schedule is set out below.
| Ref. No | PSI Rules Fees (Fees) 2008- Paragraph | Fee Type | Authority for Fee | Fee Amount 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacist Registration | ||||
1 | 1 | Application for first registration of a pharmacist | Rule 11(2)(b) of Registration Rules | 570 |
2 | 2 | Application for continued registration of a pharmacist | Rule 11(4)(b) of Registration Rules | 400 |
| Pharmaceutical Assistant Registration | ||||
3 | 4 | Application for continued registration of a pharmaceutical assistant | Rule 12(2)(b) of Registration Rules | 200 |
| Restoration of Registration -Pharmacists & Pharmaceutical Assistants | ||||
5 | 13 | Application for restoration of a pharmacist registration following voluntary cancellation | Section 61(1)(a) of the Act | 600 |
6 | 15 | Application for restoration of a pharmaceutical assistant registration following voluntary cancellation | Section 61(1)(a) of the Act | 400 |
7 | 14 | Application for restoration of a pharmacist registration following cancellation for failing to pay fees (such fee shall be payable in addition to the unpaid registration fee) | Section 61(1)(b) of the Act | 350 |
8 | 16 | Application for restoration of a pharmaceutical assistant registration following cancellation for failing to pay fees (such fee shall be payable in addition to the unpaid registration fee) | Section 61(1)(b) of the Act) | 350 |
| Issue of Certificates of Registration | ||||
9 | 19 | Re-issue of certificate of registration/continued registration as a pharmacist | Paragraph 20(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Act | 85 |
10 | 19 | Re-issue of certificate of registration/continued registration as a retail pharmacy business | Paragraph 20(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Act | 85 |
11 | 19 | Re-issue of certificate of registration/continued registration as a pharmaceutical assistant | Paragraph 20(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Act | 85 |
| Function of Competent Authority | ||||
12 | 20 | Issue of Certificates of Professional Status in respect of Pharmacists | Paragraph 20(1)(f) of Schedule 1 to the Act | 85 |
13 | 21 | Letters of Confirmation of Registration for pharmacists and pharmacies | Paragraph 20(1)(f) of Schedule 1 to the Act | 85 |
| In-service Practical Training Programme | ||||
14 | 30 | Application to present for the Professional Registration Examination | Rule 20 of Education and Training Rules | 315 |
15 | 31 | Completion of Tutor Pharmacist Courses | Rule 19 of Education & Training Rules | 700 |
16 | Forensic Course | 315 | ||
| Continued Registration of Late Fees | ||||
17 | 3 | Application for continued registration of a pharmacist- late fee | Rule 11(5) of the Registration Rules | 90 |
18 | 5 | Application for continued registration of a pharmaceutical assistant- late fee | Rule 12(3) of the Registration Rules | 50 |
| Retail Pharmacy Business Registration | ||||
19 | 6 | Application for first registration of a retail pharmacy business | Rule 4(3)(b) of the RPB Registration Rules | 3500 |
20 | 8 | Application for first registration of a retail pharmacy business- late fee | Rule 4(5) of the RPB Registration Rules | 1000 |
21 | 7 | Application for continued registration of a retail pharmacy business | Rule 4(3)(b) of the RPB Registration Rules | 2250 |
22 | 9 | Application for continued registration of a retail pharmacy business- late fee | Rule 4(5) of the RPB Registration Rules | 500 |
23 | 10 | Application for the registration of a retail pharmacy business following a change of ownership | Rule 4(3)(b) of the RPB Registration Rules | 3500 |
New | Temporary Relocation | Rule 7A Fees Rules (Amendment-Council Dec 2009) | 1000 | |
| Voluntary Cancellation of Registration | ||||
24 | 11 | Application for voluntary cancellation of a pharmacist registration | Section 59(1) of the Act | 0 |
25 | 11 | Application for voluntary cancellation of a pharmaceutical assistant registration | Section 59(1) of the Act | 0 |
26 | 12 | Application for voluntary cancellation of a retail pharmacy business registration | Rule 7 of the RPB Registration Rules | 500 |
| Restoration of Registration-Retail Pharmacy Businesses | ||||
27 | 17 | Application for restoration of a retail pharmacy business registration following voluntary cancellation | Section 61(1)(a) of the Act | 2500 |
28 | 18 | Application for restoration of a retail pharmacy business registration following cancellation or failing to pay fees | Section 61(1)(b) of the Act | 3500 |
| Notification of Alterations to the Registers | ||||
29 | 22 | Notification of an alteration to the information contained in the Register of Pharmacists | Section 22(2)(a) of the Act | 0 |
30 | 22 | Notification of an alteration to the information contained in the Register of Pharmaceutical Assistants | Section 22(2)(a) of the Act | 0 |
31 | 23 | Notification of change in the superintendent pharmacist | Rule 6(2)(a) of the RPB Registration Rules | 85 |
32 | 24 | Notification of change in the supervising pharmacist | Rule 6(2)(a) of the RPB Registration Rules | 85 |
33 | 25 | Notification of material change in respect of a registered retail pharmacy business | Rule 6(2)(b) of the RPB Registration Rules | 200 |
34 | 26 | Notification of other changes in respect of a registered retail pharmacy business | Section 22(2)(a) of the Act | 0 |
| Removal of Conditions on Registration | ||||
35 | 37 | Application for removal of a condition on a pharmacist's registration | Section 62(1) of the Act | 85 |
36 | 28 | Application for removal of a condition on a retail pharmacy business registration | Section 62(1) of the Act | 200 |
| In-service Practical Training Programme | ||||
37 | 29 | Application to undertake the in-service practical training programme | Rule 16(3) of the Education & Training Rules | 2000 |
| Recognition of Pharmacist Qualifications | ||||
38 | 32 | Application for recognition of a third country qualification | Rule 19(2) of the Registration Rules | 1500 |
39 | 33 | EU/EEA general system qualification evaluation | In accordance with requirement of section 16(5) of the Act (to be inserted by the Professional Qualifications (No.2) Regulations) | 250 |
40 | 34 | EU/EEA general system adaptation period | In accordance with requirement of section 16(5) of the Act (to be inserted by the Professional Qualifications (No.2 Regulations) | 750 |
41 | 35 | EU/EEA visiting pharmacist aptitude test | In accordance with requirement of section 24A(5)(b) of the Act (to be inserted by the Professional Qualifications (No.2) Regulations) | 550 |
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