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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 199 together. Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill, the Irish Medicines Board has statutory responsibility for establishing and publishing a list of interchangeable medicinal products in respect of which it is satisfied that all the medicinal products which fall into a group of interchangeable medicinal products are, for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I fully support the principle of delivering health services to patients in the most appropriate setting. There is a growing interest in the "self care" agenda and it is acknowledged that pharmacists have a key role to play in the treatment of minor ailments. A recent example of extending the pharmacist role is pharmacist participation in the roll-out of the seasonal 'flu vaccination...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (7 Nov 2012)

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: Medicinal Products (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I take it that the Deputy is referring to drugs which no longer have patent protection. The prices of such drugs vary between countries for a number of reasons, including different prices set by manufacturers, different wholesale and pharmacy mark-ups, different dispensing fees and different rates of VAT. Following intensive negotiations with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: In the current financial environment the Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing a challenge to deliver services in a way that will minimise any adverse impact on patients and continue to protect, as far as possible, the most vulnerable citizens. Unfortunately, it has become necessary for the HSE to suspend certain products from its list of reimbursable items, including glucosamine. ...

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: It has been useful to me that the Seanad scheduled a debate on this issue. I assure Members I have taken note of all that has been said on this pressing issue. Members have been very clear on the harm alcohol misuse causes. The national substance misuse steering group's report has been the key in provoking this debate along with the work of the Seanad and the health committee. We have...

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: Was that the case? I hope Senator O'Sullivan managed to recover from it reasonably quickly. Anyway, the Senator made an important point. Alcohol is no ordinary commodity, as the title of the famous study put it. It should not have the same level and ease of access as other products. This general viewpoint has been shared across the board. The question is how we put that into practice...

National Children's Hospital: Motion (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I, too, welcome warmly the decision of the Government on the location of a new national children's hospital. Notwithstanding our critical economic and financial circumstances, the challenges associated with which we are still addressing, the Government has remained faithful to a commitment in the programme for Government to construct a new national children's hospital. This is an important...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Drug Reimbursement Schemes (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I thank Deputy Kelleher for having raised this question. In the current financial environment the Health Service Executive is facing a challenge to deliver services in a way that will minimise any adverse impact on patients and continue to protect, as far as possible, the most vulnerable citizens. Unfortunately, it has become necessary for the HSE to suspend certain products from its list...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services (8 Nov 2012)

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. Waiting times for orthodontic assessment and treatment vary across the country and within the HSE regions and priority is given to patients with greatest needs. The HSE has commissioned an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: The report of the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group is a roadmap for the future direction of policy to deal with the use and misuse of alcohol. The report made a range of recommendations on the supply, availability and marketing of alcohol; it also recommended measures on minimum unit pricing to target at risk drinkers and includes measures on prevention strategies, treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I have asked the Health Service Executive to investigate this matter and I will respond to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: In the current financial environment the Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing a challenge to deliver services in a way that will minimise any adverse impact on patients and continue to protect, as far as possible, the most vulnerable citizens. Unfortunately, it has become necessary for the HSE to suspend certain products from its list of reimbursable items. These include glucosamine,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: The problem of the misuse of prescription drugs has been recognised at national, European and international levels. Through the framework of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016, the Department of Health is working in collaboration with the relevant statutory agencies to monitor the availability of controlled drugs, including prescription medicines, through illicit channels. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (8 Nov 2012)

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: Drugs Payment Scheme (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: It is estimated that the cost of reducing the threshold for the Drug Payment Scheme from €132 to 120 per month per family would be about €12m per annum.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (8 Nov 2012)

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: Drugs Payment Scheme (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: The HSE has been asked to examine this case as a matter of urgency and to reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Diet Supplement (13 Nov 2012)

Alex White: In the current financial environment the Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing a challenge to deliver services in a way that will minimise any adverse impact on patients and continue to protect, as far as possible, the most vulnerable citizens. Unfortunately, it has become necessary for the HSE to suspend certain products from its list of reimbursable items. This includes gluten-free...