Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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902. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1810 of 24 July 2018, and in view of the fact no response has issued from the HSE, the full year cost of reducing prescription charges to €1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36619/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I have been advised by the HSE that a response to question no. 1810 of 24 July 2018 was issued to the Deputy on 26 July.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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903. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost of abolishing the prescription charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36620/18]

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.