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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (5 Feb 2014)

Alex White: Medical cards are provided to persons who, under the provisions of the Health Act 1970, are in the opinion of the HSE unable without undue hardship to arrange GP services for themselves and their dependants. The assessment for a medical card is determined primarily by reference to the means, including the income and reasonable expenditure, of the applicant and his or her partner and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (5 Feb 2014)

Alex White: Mental Illness (under 16) is one of the illnesses covered under the LTI Scheme. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a qualifying condition covered under this heading. Attention Deficit Disorder is sometimes used to describe one sub-type of the ADHD condition. Following a review of the operation of the Scheme with reference to ADHD, the HSE issued appropriate national guidelines...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Reports (5 Feb 2014)

Alex White: The European Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks, SCENIHR, has been mandated to conduct a review of the safety of metal-on-metal implants. This investigation is focusing on the potential health effects caused by metal ions resulting from the implanted medical device. The committee’s opinion is expected later this month.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (5 Feb 2014)

Alex White: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (5 Feb 2014)

Alex White: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to patients based on their level of clinical need. An individual's access to orthodontic treatment is determined against a set of clinical guidelines and priority is given to patients with greatest needs. The HSE has been asked to examine the specific query raised by the Deputy and to reply to him as soon as possible.

Topical Issue Debate: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The long-term illness, LTI, scheme is a non-means-tested scheme which was introduced in 1971. It provides free medicines and medical and surgical appliances for people with specified conditions. The conditions covered by the scheme are: mental handicap, mental illness - under 16 years only, phenylketonuria, cystic fibrosis, spina bifida,...

Topical Issue Debate: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: I have listened carefully to what the Deputy said and take her point on Down's syndrome and the difficulties she noted in the application of the long-term illness scheme to persons classed as having Down's syndrome. I was not aware that there was a particular issue in that regard, but I am willing to examine the specific problem the Deputy has identified. As I indicated, Down's syndrome is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 610 and 664 together. The HSE provides opioid substitution (mainly methadone) in a number of treatment settings to meet the needs of individual drug users. These settings include: - primary care through GPs and community pharmacies; - satellite clinics that facilitate opioid substitution provision through community pharmacies; - treatment centres...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: Automatic eligibility for a medical card for persons aged 70 years and over was difficult to justify in the then economic and fiscal climate. Under the Health Act 2008, automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons aged 70 and over ended on 31 December 2008. Under the arrangements effected by the Act, a revised system of assessment for eligibility was introduced for those 70 years of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 643, 683 and 684 together. The HSE records information relating to the Treatment Abroad Scheme based on the treatment for which the patient is being referred outside the state and not on the basis of an identified condition. In compliance with the HSE's guidance on patient confidentiality and data protection, the release of statistical information is based...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: EU Regulation 883/2004 provides for, and supports, the free movement of people within Member States. This Regulation is binding on all Member States and must be implemented as directed. It does not allow for any discretionary element in establishing entitlement. It is the link with the social security system of a Member State which makes any particular Member State liable for a persons's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to patients based on their level of clinical need. An individual's access to orthodontic treatment is determined against a set of clinical guidelines and priority is given to patients with greatest needs. The HSE has been asked to examine the specific query raised by the Deputy and to reply to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (4 Feb 2014)

Alex White: Mental Illness (under 16) is one of the illnesses covered under the LTI Scheme. Following a review of the operation of the Scheme with reference to ADHD, the HSE issued appropriate national guidelines in September 2013, to be implemented with immediate effect. The implementation of the guidelines will ensure that in future all children with ADHD are treated equally under the Long Term Illness...