Nearly €11m is being wasted by the HSE conducting urinalysis tests for drug addicts that doctors and addiction experts say serve no purpose.
HSE figures provided by the HSE show that there are around 9,200 people receiving methadone and all are required to provide urine samples for testing.
The cost of each of these 'in-house' tests is €9.40, but the cost is higher when the HSE has to use private companies on a contract basis
Taking an average cost of €10 per test, it means an annual bill to the taxpayer of €4,690,608.
Source: Terence Cosgrave, The Irish Independent, 26/10/2010
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