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Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2012)

Alex White: The Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012 is a relatively short technical Bill, with 20 sections in total, Committee Stage of which was passed on 9 November, without amendment. The Bill proposes to amend the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to provide for the enhanced and effective functioning of the Health and Social Care Professionals Council and the...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I thank the two Deputies for their contributions on Fifth Stage. Deputy Ó Caoláin inquired about the progress made on registration boards. I can confirm that in addition to the two registration boards already in existence, three more were established on 1 November 2012, giving a total of five, and it is expected that the remaining seven boards will be established during 2013. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (29 Nov 2012)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (29 Nov 2012)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 and 251 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 deciding whether to add a group of medicinal products to the List of Interchangeable Medicinal Products, the Board must be satisfied that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (29 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the review and reconfiguration of nursing services in the Addiction Services in the HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster region. I am advised by the HSE that the provision of nursing services in drug treatment centres will not change under the new arrangements. However, access to nursing services in satellite drug clinics which deal with smaller numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: Hydrofluosilicic acid (HSFA) is the chemical used in the fluoridation of public water supplies in Ireland. The cost of supply and delivery of HSFA and the quantity supplied for the last three years are as follows: Year Cost (including VAT) Quantity supplied (litres) 2009 €1.60 million 3.9 million 2010 €1.64 million 4.0 million 2011 €1.69 million 3.96 million...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The number of staff and levels of income and expenditure at the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) for the year 2011 are as follows: 25 staff, income of €6.338m and expenditure of €5.468m. This information is available in the PSI annual report for 2011 and on their website at http://thepsi.ie/tns/publications/core-publications.aspx. As required under the Pharmacy Act...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) is an independent statutory body, established by the Pharmacy Act 2007. It is charged with, and is accountable for, the effective regulation of pharmacists and pharmacies in Ireland, including responsibility for supervising compliance with the Act. Part 6 of the Act sets out the fitness to practice functions of the PSI. Under this Part, a person...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The Programme for Government commits to reforming the current public health system by introducing Universal Health Insurance with equal access to care for all. As part of this, the Government is committed to introducing, on a phased basis, GP care without fees within its first term of office. Primary legislation is required to give effect to Government commitment to introduce a universal GP...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: Water fluoridation and the use of appropriate fluorides is a major plank of public health policy in Ireland in the prevention and management of tooth decay. In 2002 the Forum on Fluoridation, which was established to review this policy, concluded that the fluoridation of public piped water supplies should continue as a public health measure. The Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: 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 deciding whether to add a group of medicinal products to the List of Interchangeable Medicinal Products, the Board must be satisfied that each medicinal product which falls within the group: (a)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The decision on whether a bone anchored device is part of the appropriate management for a child's hearing impairment is a clinical decision involving audiological, ENT, nursing and other input from a multidisciplinary team in the context of parental informed choice. Cases suitable for bone anchored devices would be children with congenital or acquired hearing loss where surgery or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 was published on the 13th of July 2012. The Bill provides for the introduction of a system of generic substitution and reference pricing. The Bill completed its passage through the Seanad on Wednesday, the 19th of September, and is currently continuing its passage through the Dáil. As the Deputy will be aware, it is possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: There are no plans to reintroduce the indicative drugs target saving scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: I take it that the Deputy's question relates to the cost of providing free General Practitioner (GP) care to children up to one year of age. In the time available, it is difficult to provide an accurate estimate of the cost of providing a free GP service to all children under one year of age. Assuming an annual birth rate between 70,000 and 75,000 the total cost of providing free GP care to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.