Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the medicine pricing deal agreed between his Department and the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association on 15 October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3148/13]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department is not a party to a medicine pricing agreement with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association. I presume the agreement the Deputy is referring to is the agreement between the Department of Health, the Health Service Executive and the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association on the supply terms, conditions and prices of medicines, which is the policy responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Health and I have no direct function in the matter.