There are calls for prescription charges to be abolished.
The charge increased to 2-euro-50 in 2013 – up from just 50 cent in 2010.
Former Health Minister and Fine Gael Senator James Reilly says its having a negative impact on those with serious illness.
Senator Reilly says it needs to be scrapped and says there are other ways of raising the cash it brings in:
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