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Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Department of Health

Departmental Schemes

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Photo of Marie SherlockMarie Sherlock (Dublin Central, Labour)
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1398. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold to €72, €50, and €0 respectively. [29494/25]

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The below table shows the additional annual cost associated with reducing the Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS) Threshold to various levels:

Proposed DPS Threshold Additional Annual Cost
€72 €15.5m
€50 €63.9m
€0 €205.1m
This estimation, based on data as reported by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service for March 2025, does not take account of changes in demographics, in eligibility (e.g., changes in the number of medical card holders), or in claimant behaviour arising from a reduction in the DPS threshold.

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