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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (4 Dec 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: Treatment Abroad Scheme (4 Dec 2013)

Alex White: The HSE operates a Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS), for persons entitled to treatment in another EU/EEA member state or Switzerland under EU Regulation 883/04, as per the procedures set out in EU Regulation 987/09, and in accordance with Department of Health Guidelines. Subject to the EU Regulations and Guidelines, the TAS provides for the cost of approved treatments in another EU/EEA member...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Dec 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: Primary Care Centres Provision (4 Dec 2013)

Alex White: Delivery of healthcare infrastructure is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Training (4 Dec 2013)

Alex White: There are currently 157 GP training places per year. In July of this year, my colleague Dr James Reilly, Minister for Health, established a Working Group, chaired by Professor Brian MacCraith, President of DCU, to carry out a Strategic Review of Medical Training and Career Structure. The Working Group will examine and make high-level recommendations relating to training and career pathways...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Dec 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 (4 Dec 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Dec 2013)

Alex White: The HSE commenced a once-off initiative to reduce adult waiting lists in Q4 of 2013. As part of the initiative the HSE conducted a procurement process in October/ November 2013 under the appropriate EU and national rules. The tender was advertised on the National Procurement Service’s e-tenders website. Two private providers were selected to work with the HSE to clear some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (5 Dec 2013)

Alex White: Responses to PQs no. 524 (41832/13), no. 133 (43725/13) and no. 138 (43738/13) have recently issued to the Deputy. I have sought updates on the status of the outstanding responses and will revert immediately to the Deputy once these responses have been received.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (5 Dec 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 (5 Dec 2013)

Alex White: The €113 million savings target under medical card probity was agreed by Government as part of the package of Budget 2014 measures. The Secretaries General of the Departments of Health, Public Expenditure & Reform, and an Taoiseach are undertaking a validation exercise of this target. The HSE's National Service Plan for 2014, which Minister Reilly is now reviewing, includes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (5 Dec 2013)

Alex White: There are no plans to extend the list of conditions covered by the Long Term Illness Scheme. Under the Drug Payment Scheme, no individual or family pays more than €144 per calendar month towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines. The scheme significantly reduces the cost burden for families and individuals incurring ongoing expenditure on medicines. In addition, people who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Dec 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 (5 Dec 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 (5 Dec 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...

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Alex White: I wish to outline the Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013 to the Members of Seanad Éireann, and I look forward to hearing the views of the Senators in the course of the Second Stage debate. The Bill amends the Health Act 1970, as amended, principally section 45A and section 48A, to take account of the changes to the eligibility criteria for medical cards...

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Alex White: No disrespect was taken.

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Alex White: I thank Senators for their contributions. Very interesting points were raised in the course of the debate. I will start by referring to two points made by Senator Deirdre Clune. On the extent to which the Government has acted in a proportionate way in its actions in respect of eligibility for people over 70 years, the Senator brought a measure of balance to the debate by pointing out, as I...

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Alex White: Do not mind Sinn Féin, Senator.

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Alex White: That is Fianna Fáil passing over things.