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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (8 May 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: Orthodontic Services Provision (8 May 2014)

Alex White: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to those who have been assessed and referred for treatment before their 16th birthday. It should be noted that the nature of orthodontic care means that immediate treatment is not always desirable. It is estimated that in up to 5% of cases it is necessary to wait for further growth to take place before treatment commences. Patients are assessed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (8 May 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 214 together. The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to those who have been assessed and referred for treatment before their 16th birthday. Orthodontic referrals are generally received via the Public Dental Service school screening programme. I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy regarding waiting times for orthodontic treatment and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (8 May 2014)

Alex White: The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (8 May 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 Aids and Appliances Provision (8 May 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive Community Audiology service administers and monitors hearing tests for adults who are at risk for hearing loss. Appointments for the audiology service are sent in a strict chronology according to clinical priorities and date of receipt of referral. The HSE has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (8 May 2014)

Alex White: The HSE is responsible for the administration of the primary care schemes, therefore, the HSE has been asked to investigate this case and reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Administration (8 May 2014)

Alex White: The HSE is responsible for the administration of the primary care schemes, therefore, the HSE has been asked to examine the specific query raised by the Deputy and to reply to her as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (8 May 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 (8 May 2014)

Alex White: The HSE is responsible for the administration of the primary care schemes and, therefore, the HSE has been asked to update the Deputy regarding its planned review of stoma care products on the List of Reimbursable Items.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Alex White: I move amendment No. 2:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:“notes that: - under the Health Act 1970, eligibility for the medical card scheme is primarily means-based and that the means basis for eligibility has been subsequently re-confirmed in legislation by the Oireachtas; - the Health Act 1970 (as amended) provides that...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Alex White: It is not the first time it falls to me to put on the record of the House that with regard to medical cards allocated on the basis of discretion, there is no policy to abolish such cards. There is no deliberate so-called targeting to reduce the number of these cards. There is no targeting of any patient group holding these cards, nor would this even be possible, as I have explained before....

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Alex White: He made a very good speech and I will deal with it if I get a chance. Under Section 45(2) of the Act the HSE is obliged, in deciding on an individual's eligibility, to have regard to the person's overall financial situation, including the means of the spouse, if any, in view of the reasonable expenditure on him or herself and his or her dependants. Different criteria apply for assessment...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Alex White: I wish to make a correction. There is no such thing as a discretionary medical card. I never said there is no such thing as discretion.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Alex White: That is right.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Alex White: There has been.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Alex White: Nonsense.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Alex White: They are published on the website.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (13 May 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: Water Fluoridation (13 May 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 574 and 659 together. The Forum on Fluoridation, established in 2000, reviewed the policy of water fluoridation and recommended in 2002 that it should continue as a public health measure. In 2011 a review by the European Union Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risk (SCHER) concluded that there are no known negative health implications from...