The drugs payment scheme caps approved prescription drug and medicine costs at ** euros per month for an individual or family and is available to all residence so long as they apply. The share of individuals who are part of the drugs payment scheme has been steadily decreasing and stood at **** percent in 2022. This statistic displays the share of the population who are part of the drugs payment scheme in Ireland from 2006 to 2022.
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Department of Health Ireland. (March 7, 2024). Percentage of population taking part in the drugs payment scheme in Ireland from 2006 to 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/660840/drugs-payment-scheme-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland. "Percentage of population taking part in the drugs payment scheme in Ireland from 2006 to 2022." Chart. March 7, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/660840/drugs-payment-scheme-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland. (2024). Percentage of population taking part in the drugs payment scheme in Ireland from 2006 to 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/660840/drugs-payment-scheme-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland. "Percentage of Population Taking Part in The Drugs Payment Scheme in Ireland from 2006 to 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 Mar 2024, /statistics/660840/drugs-payment-scheme-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland, Percentage of population taking part in the drugs payment scheme in Ireland from 2006 to 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/660840/drugs-payment-scheme-ireland/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Percentage of population taking part in the drugs payment scheme in Ireland from 2006 to 2022 [Graph], Department of Health Ireland, March 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/660840/drugs-payment-scheme-ireland/
