Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 2 Jul 1996

Vol. 467 No. 7

Written Answers. - Indicative Drug Target Scheme.

Helen Keogh

Question:

97 Ms Keogh asked the Minister for Health the top ten amounts received by individual general practitioners under the indicative drug prescribing scheme in each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14216/96]

Minister for Health (Mr. Noonan,

Limerick East): The information requested by the Deputy in relation to amounts paid to general practitioners participating in the GMS scheme from their proportion of the indicative drug target scheme savings in respect of the years 1993, 1994 and 1995 is as follows:

Year/Amount	1993	1994	1995
	£	£	£
Dr. No. 1	30,335	37,611	33,526
Dr. No. 2	27,298	33,867	31,254
Dr. No. 3	26,825	30,558	30,606
Dr. No. 4	22,913	29,719	30,242
Dr. No. 5	22,002	25,426	25,765
Dr. No. 6	20,318	25,212	25,605
Dr. No. 7	20,278	24,845	25,135
Dr. No. 8	20,242	24,654	24,447
Dr. No. 9	19,685	23,940	23,221
Dr. No. 10	19,628	22,962	23,180

I should point out that the average amount paid to general practitioners from their proportion of the savings made under this scheme are for practice development and are subject to the approval of the relevant health board.