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Kildare patients may see a drop in prescription drug prices from this week, according to local Fine Gael councillor Tony O’Donnell. Thanks to an initiative from the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA), many medicines will see a drop of up to 40% from 1st February 2010. A full list of the medicines concerned can be found online [...] Health Session – Motion 5 That this Ard Fheis condemns the Government for targeting the vulnerable and cutting frontline services, rather than achieving savings through other means, such as addressing the burgeoning bureaucracy within the HSE, through the prescribing of generic medicines and the elimination of costly inefficiencies. Full text of final speech: “A chairde, there are few things this Government likes more [...] Addressing this weekend’s Fine Gael National Conference, local election candidate Tony O’Donnell stated that the Government’s attempts to withdraw the medical card for those over 70 amounted to a cruel act of social vandalism. He went on to state that the lack of any commitment to index-linking for the revised scheme means that more people will [...] The Government’s announcement that they will increase the income limits for over-70 medical cards is an improvement, but will still lead to confusion according to Fine Gael’s Tony O’Donnell. The Department of Health & Children have published a set of questions and answers to accompany the revised scheme. This Q&A clearly states that universal access will [...] |
Tony O'Donnell is a Fine Gael member of Kildare County Council in the Kildare LEA. He is a 30 year old engineer living in Kildare Town. You can read more by clicking About Tony O'Donnell. |
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