Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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179. To ask the Minister for Health further to the future of health care report (details supplied) the cost of reducing charges to zero in year three. [31659/17]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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180. To ask the Minister for Health further to the future of health care report (details supplied) the cost of reducing charges to zero in one year. [31660/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together.

Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.