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Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)

Alex White: It appears Senator Healy Eames has accepted that there are economies of scale in respect of persons living together. She accepts the principle but she takes issue with the differential application of the measure to persons who are a couple – married or in civil partnership – versus two sisters or siblings living together.

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)

Alex White: The logic of that is that we should extend the couple income limit to two siblings living together. No one has proposed that we do that. I have not heard the proposal that the Senator wants us to treat the two siblings in the same way as we propose to treat a couple.

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)

Alex White: The proposal has not been made yet. I do not know if the Senator is proposing that.

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)

Alex White: It is not my intention to change the treatment of siblings in the case outlined by the Senator. We do not propose to change that. There is no proposal from anyone in the House that we should, and the Government does not intend doing so. You will be pleased, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, that I will not go back down the road taken by Senator MacSharry, other than to say this-----

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)

Alex White: Indeed. It arises in relation to health issues. The only reason I responded to the question of what people said back then was that most of what Senator MacSharry has said - a good proportion of his speech on Second Stage and again today, as well as of the contribution of Senator Cullinane - was all about what people had said previously. This is a Parliament. Members are perfectly entitled...

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)

Alex White: At least we heard about universality from Senator Cullinane, although there is a huge debate about how it would be funded and the amount of persuasion that would be required for the public to pay at the absolute top level for all services in all circumstances. A significant debate is needed in that regard and perhaps we should have it in the Seanad. No health policy whatsoever is coming...

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)

Alex White: Neither manifesto was accepted in full. The Fine Gael Party came back to the other House with 76 or 77 seats and the Labour Party had 36 or 37 seats. We then came together in a coalition, which involves debate, discussion, agreement and making choices. We are taking responsibility. I ask Senator MacSharry to be serious and to pluck up something rather than to seek to embarrass the Labour...

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2013)

Alex White: -----include taxing people at a higher level. Fianna Fáil will not do that. That is the reason I say that Fianna Fáil is devoid of credibility and that Senator MacSharry is bordering on dishonest when he suggests something that he knows in his heart of hearts that Fianna Fáil would never propose to the Irish electorate, namely, taxing high earners. It never has done so and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (12 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 (12 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: Medicinal Products Supply (12 Dec 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 226 together. A Medicines Management Programme (MMP) has been established by the HSE to provide sustained national leadership in this area. The aims of the MMP include (a) ensuring that patients have access to the essential medicines that they need; (b) facilitating more cost-effective prescribing with initiatives in relation to high-cost medicines;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (12 Dec 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 234 together. The reduction in size of the public service has been an essential component of the approach to addressing the State’s fiscal difficulties. This has been combined with a firm focus on improving public service efficiency and effectiveness. The Haddington Road Agreement provides for some five million additional working hours...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (17 Dec 2013)

Alex White: In order to apply for the Long Term Illness (LTI) scheme an individual must be ordinarily resident in Ireland, hold a PPSN and have one of the following conditions: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes mellitus; Parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (17 Dec 2013)

Alex White: The Dental Treatment Service Scheme (DTSS) provides access to dental treatment for adult medical card holders. All medical card holders are entitled to specific dental treatments e.g., an annual dental examination, two fillings in each calendar year, extractions as necessary. The HSE has been asked to examine the specific query raised by the Deputy and to reply to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (17 Dec 2013)

Alex White: The Health Act 1970 (as amended) provides for two categories of eligibility for all persons ordinarily resident in the State, i.e. full eligibility (medical card) and limited eligibility (all others). Full eligibility is determined mainly by reference to income limits and is granted to persons who, in the opinion of the Health Service Executive (HSE), are unable to provide general...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (17 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: Drugs Payment Scheme Administration (17 Dec 2013)

Alex White: The HSE is responsible for the administration of the primary care schemes, therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (17 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 (17 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 (17 Dec 2013)

Alex White: Survivors of Symphysiotomy are eligible for a medical card, regardless of their level of income/means. The medical card, when issued, covers the Symphysiotomy survivor only.