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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (1 Apr 2014)

Alex White: The cost to the HSE of drugs and medicines supplied under the GMS, Drug Payment and Long Term Illness schemes between 2008 and 2012 are set out below (corresponding figures for 2013 are not yet available). YEAR COST 2012 €1.53 billion 2011 €1.46 billion 2010 €1.53 billion 2009 €1.65 billion 2008 €1.59 billion The figures above include dispensing fees...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (1 Apr 2014)

Alex White: The Public Dental Service of the HSE provides dental services for children up to 16 years of age and persons with special needs through its dental clinics. All HSE dental clinics prioritise emergency care for children up to 16 years of age, treatment for special needs patients and screening of children aged from 11 to 13 years, including referral for orthodontic services where necessary. An...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (1 Apr 2014)

Alex White: Under the provisions of the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for health services in Ireland is based primarily on residency and means. The Act provides that persons who are unable, without undue hardship, to arrange GP services for themselves and family qualify for a medical card. The HSE can only award medical cards in accordance with the Act and, therefore, it must assess...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Waiting Lists (1 Apr 2014)

Alex White: The HSE is responsible for providing dental care to schoolchildren. The matter has therefore been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (2 Apr 2014)

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: Drug Treatment Programmes Availability (2 Apr 2014)

Alex White: The HSE provides opioid substitution (mainly methadone) in a number of treatment settings to meet the needs of individual drug users. These settings include: - primary care through GPs and community pharmacies; - satellite clinics that facilitate opioid substitution provision through community pharmacies; - treatment centres where opioid substitution treatment is dispensed on site; and -...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (2 Apr 2014)

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: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (2 Apr 2014)

Alex White: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (2 Apr 2014)

Alex White: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to patients based on their level of clinical need. An individual's access to orthodontic treatment is determined against a set of clinical guidelines and priority is given to patients with greatest needs. 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: Medical Card Eligibility (2 Apr 2014)

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 (2 Apr 2014)

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 (2 Apr 2014)

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 (2 Apr 2014)

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: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (2 Apr 2014)

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: Primary Care Centres Provision (2 Apr 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (2 Apr 2014)

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.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Vaccination Programme (2 Apr 2014)

Alex White: I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it provides me with an opportunity to update the House on it. Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of invasive meningococcal disease, commonly known as meningitis. In 2013, 81 cases of invasive meningococcal disease were notified in Ireland, with serogroup B, commonly referred to as meningitis B, accounting for 68 of these cases. This...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Vaccination Programme (2 Apr 2014)

Alex White: With respect, I do not believe it is open to the Minister to give a direction to NIAC in that regard although I understand what the Senator is driving at. NIAC, as I pointed out, is a committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. It is a committee that advises the Minister. I do not believe there would or could be any inordinate delay on the part of the committee with regard to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: General Practitioner Services (2 Apr 2014)

Alex White: I thank Senator Healy Eames for raising this issue. The Government's vision for primary care is the development of a single-tier system where access is based on medical need and not on ability to pay. The Government, therefore, committed to introducing a universal GP service without fees, on a phased basis, within its term of office. The orientation of health systems towards primary health...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: General Practitioner Services (2 Apr 2014)

Alex White: For the information of the House it is important for me to emphasise again that on three occasions in recent weeks I have extended an invitation to the IMO and to the doctors' representatives to meet me in this regard. On 27 February 2014, I wrote to the IMO and I wish to put details of that letter on the record of the House: The Department and the HSE are fully prepared to engage...