Abolish prescription charges

What this means

• Fine Gael promised in its 2024 general election manifesto to abolish prescription charges for patients in Ireland.[source]
• The commitment is aimed at making necessary medicines more affordable for people who rely on regular prescriptions.[source]
• Alongside scrapping prescription charges, Fine Gael also committed to launching a National Patient App as part of its health plans.[source]
• This promise was first stated on 17 November 2024 and remains at the status of promised, with no confirmed delivery date set.[source]
• Voters and watchdogs can use this commitment to hold Fine Gael to account if the party enters government after the 2024 election.[source]

Direct impact (1)

• owned by party
  Fine GaelParty

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  Alan DillonOfficeholder
• owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  Barry WardOfficeholder
• owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  Brian BrennanOfficeholder
• owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  Catherine CallaghanOfficeholder
• owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  Colm BrophyOfficeholder
• owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  Colm BurkeOfficeholder
• owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  David MaxwellOfficeholder
• owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  Edward TimminsOfficeholder
• owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  Emer CurrieOfficeholder
• owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  Emer HigginsOfficeholder