General Medical Services Scheme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 January 2012

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Ceisteanna (833)

Jack Wall

Ceist:

836 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has to have a prescription signed twice before they can have it processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40899/11]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall)

In order to obtain their medicines free of charge under the GMS scheme, medical card holders who are prescribed medicines at out-patient clinics are required to have a GMS prescription completed by their General Practitioner.

Question No. 837 answered with Question No. 821.