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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (19 Nov 2013)

Alex White: 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. The State has introduced a series of reforms in recent years to reduce pharmaceutical prices and expenditure. These have resulted in reductions in the price of thousands of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (19 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: Medical Card Eligibility (19 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The income thresholds for a standard means tested medical card are determined by the HSE and the current weekly rates for a single person living alone and a married/cohabiting couple are detailed below. The Deputy will note that the rate for a single person living alone is approximately ⅔ of that of a couple for both age categories in the following table: Category Aged under 66...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (19 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: Orthodontic Services Provision (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Dental Council created a Scheme in 2002 establishing orthodontic therapists as a class of auxiliary dental worker. To date there has been no registerable training programme approved in Ireland for orthodontic therapists. I understand that the Dental Council is completing its consideration of an application by Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Trinity College to accredit such a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (20 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: Medical Card Applications (20 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: Prescription Charges (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 200 together. As announced in Budget 2014, it has become necessary to increase the prescription charge due to the very difficult and challenging economic environment which requires the Government to achieve additional savings in health expenditure with €666 million of savings targeted in 2014. The increase in prescription charges will account...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Death Event Publication Service (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Department of Health does not have responsibility for the DEPS service and therefore cannot provide the data requested by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the new eligibility rules for medical cards for persons aged over 70 years, announced in the Budget 2014. These rules will not take effect until 2014, after primary legislation has been enacted. The implementation date will be announced and publicised in advance by the Department and HSE. It is important to note that only one in ten over-70s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (20 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: Medical Card Data (20 Nov 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 Health: Medical Card Data (20 Nov 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 Health: Medical Card Eligibility (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The HSE has not, to date, made any referrals to the appropriate authorities under Section 49 of the 1970 Health Act. Medical card eligibility continues to be held on the understanding that a person meets the qualifying criteria. In circumstances where the HSE receives information that proves, on assessment, a person ineligible to hold a medical card, eligibility is withdrawn.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Strategy (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The implementation of the Primary Care Strategy is an essential component of the health service reform process. The key objective is to develop services in the community which will give people direct access to integrated multidisciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other allied health professionals. At the end of September 2013,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The development of primary care is central to the Government's objective to deliver a high quality, integrated and cost effective health system. The development of primary care centres, through a combination of public and private investment, will facilitate the delivery of multi-disciplinary primary health care. In 2012 the HSE embarked on a prioritisation exercise for Primary Care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I have sought further clarification on this matter and I will revert to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 213 together. Persons suffering from prescribed conditions, who are not already medical card holders, can get free drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances for the treatment of that condition under the Long Term Illness Scheme. There are no plans to extend the list of conditions covered by the Long Term Illness Scheme. Under the Drug...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Deputy may be aware of the recently launched HSE communications campaign designed to raise awareness of the rules governing eligibility for medical cards. Communications on the issue of medical cards will be enhanced to ensure the public has all the information it needs. The HSE continues to offer ongoing assistance to individuals with regard to their medical card eligibility and this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: A person making an application for a medical card/GP visit card is subject to an assessment of eligibility in accordance with the Medical Card/GP Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines. The guidelines include a description of the documentary evidence that an applicant must provide in relation to each income type that an applicant receives. An assessment of means, essential to a...