Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Health, in writing, on 24 October 2019:

1) Is it a fact that expenditure on health and medical research through the National Health and Medical Research Council and Medical Research Future Fund equates to 0.53 per cent of total health expenditure; if not, what is the Government's expenditure on health and medical research as a percentage of the total health budget for 2018-19.

2) Does the Government accept the recommendation of the 2013 Strategic Review of Health and Medical Research to increase investment in medical research to 3 per cent of total health expenditure and what steps, if any, is the Government taking to meet that target; if not, why not.

3) Does the Government accept that an increase in expenditure on medical research will lead to better health and economic outcomes; if not, why not.

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