Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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568. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing prescription charges. [11656/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the HSE that the estimated full year cost of abolishing prescription charges is €120m. The estimated full year cost of reducing the charge for the over 70s is €12m. Therefore, taking account of the reduction in the charge for over 70s which has been introduced on an administrative basis from 1 March, the additional cost of abolishing the charge is approximately €108m in a full year.