60 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the decision of the Irish Pharamaceutical Union to recommend rejection of the proposed new drugs refund scheme; the steps he intends to take to ensure the scheme goes ahead should the members of the Irish Pharamaceutical Union vote to reject it; if his attention has been drawn to the severe difficulties caused to non-medical card holders with large drug bills, due to the failure to introduce the new scheme; if, pending the introduction of a new scheme he will make arrangements to supply drugs free to asthmatics and other similar categories on the same basis as they are supplied free to medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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60 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the decision of the Irish Pharamaceutical Union to recommend rejection of the proposed new drugs refund scheme; the steps he intends to take to ensure the scheme goes ahead should the members of the Irish Pharamaceutical Union vote to reject it; if his attention has been drawn to the severe difficulties caused to non-medical card holders with large drug bills, due to the failure to introduce the new scheme; if, pending the introduction of a new scheme he will make arrangements to supply drugs free to asthmatics and other similar categories on the same basis as they are supplied free to medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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1. 1 May 1990

   Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Drugs Refund Scheme.

   60 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the decision of the Irish Pharamaceutical Union to recommend rejection of the proposed new drugs refund scheme; the steps he intends to take to ensure the scheme goes ahead should the members of the Irish Pharamaceutical Union vote to reject it; if his attention has been drawn to the severe difficulties caused to non-medical card holders with large drug bills, due to the failure to introduce the new scheme; if, pending the introduction of a new scheme he will make arrangements to supply drugs free to asthmatics and other similar categories on the same basis as they are supplied free to medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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