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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Card Eligibility (23 Oct 2013)

Alex White: We will note what the Senator has said. Perhaps I might contact him separately to elaborate further on the thinking behind this approach.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Card Administration (23 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. Medical card processing was centralised at the Primary Care Reimbursement Service, PCRS, office from July 2011. This central processing is single national governance, with a central office location to replace the 100 locations used in the past. This national project provides for an enhanced service delivery to clients and a consistent and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Card Administration (23 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I thank the Senator. The opportunity GPs have to update the system is just one of the methods used to update the system. As I indicated, the HSE has the DEPS system in place and it should work. The involvement of GPs should be an additional safety net. The Senator is correct that the system should ensure updating occurs and that we should rely on GPs and others involved in the system to...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Who said that?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: The Deputy should not be ridiculous.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Whose fault is all of this?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Why are we having these budgets?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Why are we having these budgets?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: That is the legacy of the Deputy's party.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: That is the legacy of the Deputy and his colleagues.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Quality Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 244 together. Fluoride may be added to public water supplies either in the form of hydrofluosilicic acid complying with the specification for that substance in Schedule 1 to the Fluoridation of Water Supplies Regulations 2007 (S.I. 42 of 2007), or in such other form as may be approved by the Minister for Health. The fluoride used in Ireland is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (24 Oct 2013)

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 (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 248 together. The Government recognises that the living costs of an individual living alone are more than half the living costs of a couple living together. This is acknowledged through the provision of the Living Alone Allowance and differential income limits for medical cards for persons aged under 70 years between individuals and couples. In...

Cannabis Regulation: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:“acknowledges that the cultivation, sale and possession of cannabis and cannabis products in Ireland is regulated under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 and 1984; recognises the body of clinical evidence which demonstrates that cannabis misuse is detrimental to health;...

Cannabis Regulation: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2013)

Alex White: As is well known, these issues are already covered under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 and 1984. Under these Acts and the regulations made thereunder, the cultivation, production, preparation, sale, supply, distribution and possession of cannabis is prohibited, except for the purposes of research and the growing of hemp. The Government has no plans to alter or repeal the current strict...

Cannabis Regulation: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2013)

Alex White: He spoke earlier of doing word checks. If we did a word check on Deputy Flanagan's speech, it is unlikely we would find the word "health".

Cannabis Regulation: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I have listened very carefully to Deputies Flanagan, Maureen O'Sullivan and others and we must listen to one another. We must have regard to what is happening internationally but we cannot exclude from the debate completely the very genuine and serious risks that exist to health, as set out in recent days, for example, by a number of psychiatrists and other professionals working in the field...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (5 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1008, 1018, 1040, 1094, 1106, 1206 and 1234 together. The Government recognises that the living costs of an individual living alone are more than half the living costs of a couple living together and that expenditure does not necessarily diminish relative to the number of people in the household. This is recognised, inter alia, through the provision of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Nov 2013)

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: Misuse of Drugs (5 Nov 2013)

Alex White: Drugs misuse continues to be one of the most significant challenges facing our country. It is highly destructive and has devastating effects on individuals, relationships, families, communities and society in general. Implementation of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 which sets out Government policy in dealing with the drugs problem is being pursued across a range of Government...