Written answers
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Department of Health
Medicinal Products Expenditure
John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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330. To ask the Minister for Health the level of drug expenditure in the health budget in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and the percentage of the health budget spent on drugs in each of the years in tabular form. [29076/19]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Health Service Executive has responsibility for medicines expenditure, thus the matter has been referred to the HSE for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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331. To ask the Minister for Health the level of hi-tech and orphan drugs expenditure in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and the percentage of the drugs budget spent on such drugs in each of the years in tabular form. [29077/19]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Health Service Executive has responsibility for medicines expenditure, thus the matter has been referred to the HSE for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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332. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the expenditure here on hi-tech and orphan drugs in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019 compares to the EU average on a per capita basis and in terms of a proportion of both health spending and drugs expenditure respectively in tabular form. [29078/19]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Health Service Executive has responsibility for medicines expenditure, thus the matter has been referred to the HSE for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
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