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Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The Deputy should read it out loud.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: Subsection (8) makes it very clear that the Data Protection Acts "shall apply to any personal data furnished to a person under this section". All the protection in those Acts applies. The Deputy is focusing on the releaser but the agreement protects people and the system from the release of improper information. There is an agreement required to be entered into pursuant to subsection (4)...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medicinal Products Availability (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The Revenue Commissioner's Customs Service and the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) have shared competency in relation to the prevention and detection at importation of illicit medicines. In addition the IMB and the Customs Service have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and under this MOU both organisations work closely to detain and prohibit prescription medicines purchased online from being...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: General Practitioner Services (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The current General Medical Services (GMS) General Practitioner (GP) Capitation Contract was introduced in 1989 and is based on a diagnosis and treatment model. Section 11 of the current contract states as follows: "The medical practitioner shall provide for eligible persons, on behalf of the relevant Health Board, all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Applications (26 Mar 2013)

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 Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Applications (26 Mar 2013)

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 Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Numbers (26 Mar 2013)

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 Children and Youth Affairs: Health Services Expenditure (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 542 and 543 together. The prices of 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. In recent years, a number of changes to the pricing and reimbursement system have been successfully introduced in Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Primary Care Centres Provision (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: Delivery of health care infrastructure is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Applications (26 Mar 2013)

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 Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Eligibility (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: Under the provisions of the Health Act 1970, eligibility for health services in Ireland is based primarily on residency and means. Any person who is ordinarily resident in Ireland is entitled to either full eligibility (medical card holder) or limited eligibility (all others) for health services. Determination of eligibility for a medical card is the responsibility of the HSE. Medical...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Applications (26 Mar 2013)

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 Children and Youth Affairs: Water Fluoridation (26 Mar 2013)

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 Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Charges (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: Section 55 of the Health Act 1970 (as amended) provides for the charging of private in-patients. An essential element of the eligibility arrangements is that the public or private status of a patient must be specified on admission to hospital. Where a patient elects to be treated privately by a consultant the hospital must treat that patient as a private patient. Persons who opt to be...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Animal Experimentation (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The European Communities (Cosmetic Products) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 440 of 2010) nominated the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) as competent authority for cosmetics on 1 October 2010. Since then 292 separate cosmetic products have been surveyed by the IMB in conjunction with the HSE, Environmental Health Services. There have been no incidences of breaches of the animal testing...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Programme for Government Implementation (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The HSE’s National Service Plan for 2013 sets out the funding allocations for this year by care group programme. It includes provision of €2,562 million in respect of the Primary Care Reimbursement Service and €400 million for Primary Care services. This is an increase of 1.7% and 7.6% respectively on the 2012 figures. During 2013, the Department of Health will work...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Eligibility (26 Mar 2013)

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 Children and Youth Affairs: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The HSE has commissioned an independent review of orthodontic services. The outcome of this review will give guidance as to what changes will be desirable to provide the best possible model of care delivery, given the current resources available and future demand for services. Final actions of the review of orthodontic services are currently being completed. It is anticipated that a report...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Primary Care Centres Provision (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: Of the 35 primary care centres announced under the infrastructure stimulus package in July 2012, approximately 20 will be offered to the market subject to a) agreement between the local GPs and the HSE on active local GP involvement in the centres and b) site suitability and availability. The HSE is currently analysing the available sites in each location and engaging with the GPs in each...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: This matter has been fully investigated by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service of the HSE.