Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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419. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing a charge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27699/19]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The estimated cost of reducing the prescription charge for medical card holders over the age of seventy to €1.25, to €1.00 and abolition for over seventies is as follows.

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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420. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing a charge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27700/19]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The estimated cost of reducing the prescription charge for all medical card holders to €1.50 is €11.5 m.

The estimated cost of reducing the prescription charge for all medical card holders to €1.00 is €35 m.

The estimated cost of abolishing prescription charges is €82 m.