182 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that under recent procedural changes, introduced on the grounds of economy, persons availing of the psychiatric service are required to present prescriptions for medication, provided by that service, to their local general practitioner prior to presentation to a pharmacist in contrast to the previous practice of presenting those prescriptions directly to the pharmacist; the amount of savings to the Exchequer that will accrue from the arbitrary duplication of services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38164/10]

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182 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that under recent procedural changes, introduced on the grounds of economy, persons availing of the psychiatric service are required to present prescriptions for medication, provided by that service, to their local general practitioner prior to presentation to a pharmacist in contrast to the previous practice of presenting those prescriptions directly to the pharmacist; the amount of savings to the Exchequer that will accrue from the arbitrary duplication of services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38164/10]

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