Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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372. To ask the Minister for Health the number and names of medical products which were covered by the medical card but were subsequently not covered by the card in the past ten years; the number of persons with a medical card purchasing these medications with their cards; the reason for the removal of medication from the medical card programme; the estimated monetary savings made in each such cases, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6938/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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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.