Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 67024-25

To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual expenditure on standard lipid profile tests ordered from primary care for each year since 2019, based on available data, including the current estimated average cost range per test where precise figures are not available; the reasons for variation in cost per test between regions or providers; and her plans to reduce unwarranted variation and secure better value for money; and if she will make a statement on the matter.