No, it's a great idea, and should be 5 Euro per prescription at least and please don't tell me that that is not affordable. Sorry, my years of dealing with people tells me that very few appreciate things they get for nothing, in fact make it 10 Euros. A pack of cigs costs over 8 Euro and is a pint 4 Euro? There are very few teetotaller, non smoking, Irish who have no cable tv or internet. You pay for everything else, that's what I'm saying so a small contribution to the cost of your health care is not onerous. The amount of drugs not taken by those who get them free is unbelievable,if they had to pay for them , they'd think twice!
Actually, in my opinion, the problem all along is giving anything for nothing , we can't afford it and we have too much sense of entitlement and she should roll back the over 70's medical card too.Yes, she did a bit but the income level is still high, and why is an old person with a good income more entitled to free care than children of a modest wage earner. It's when people are young with small children that their costs are higher. Not that I have any sympathy for her, she is part of that appalling government who ransomed our country's future for short term political gain and we the electorate put them in.
If nothing else comes out of this upheaval, wouldn't it be great if we grew up politically and put into power those who had some sense of national good and told us the truth about what we can afford and then led us. Utopia, I know, and sometimes I despair about us not just the government. They are a reflection of us, what a thought!!!