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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

Alex White: In the context of the Government's decision to develop a policy framework for providing eligibility for health services on the basis of medical conditions, the Government recently announced that a medical card or GP visit card is to be issued to a person, with a serious illness, whose discretionary card was refused renewal since the centralisation of medical card assessments. If the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (25 Jun 2014)

Alex White: All in-patient public hospital services and out-patient public hospital services are provided free of charge for persons who hold a medical card.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (25 Jun 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (25 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 198 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The HSE received an application for the inclusion of Fampridine (Fampyra®) in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (25 Jun 2014)

Alex White: The Long Term Illness (LTI) Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act, 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975 specifying the conditions covered by the LTI Scheme. There are no plans to extend the list of conditions covered under the LTI Scheme. Under the Drug Payment Scheme, no individual or family pays more than €144 per calendar month...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (25 Jun 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 Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

Alex White: The current eligibility system for health services, which has been in place since 1970, is based primarily on financial criteria. Therefore, the Government has decided to develop a policy framework for providing eligibility for health services to take account of medical conditions, including new legislation as appropriate and a HSE clinical expert group is to examine the range of conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 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 Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

Alex White: The current eligibility system for health services, which has been in place since 1970, is based primarily on financial criteria. Therefore, the Government has decided to develop a policy framework for providing eligibility for health services to take account of medical conditions, including new legislation as appropriate and a HSE clinical expert group is to examine the range of conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Jun 2014)

Alex White: The Government is committed to introducing, on a phased basis, a universal GP service by 2016, as set out in the Programme for Government and the Future Health strategy framework. As announced in the Budget, it has been decided to commence the roll-out of a universal GP service by providing all children under 6 years with access to a GP service without fees. This will mean that almost half...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (25 Jun 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 Applications (25 Jun 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Health (General Practitioner Services) Bill 2014: Motion to Instruct Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 177, Standing Order 131 is modified to permit an instruction to the Committee to which the Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014 may be recommitted in respect of certain amendments, for which it has the power to make provision in the Bill in relation to--(a) amending the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009, by amending the definition of...

Health (General Practitioner Services) Bill 2014: Motion to Instruct Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Alex White: With regard to Deputy Ó Fearghaíl's contribution, there are no revenue implications in respect of the proposed amendment dealing with nursing home scheme. It is a very limited amendment in terms of its effect. It is really just placing a matter beyond doubt in respect of assets that are disposed of post the date of assessment or post the relevant date. On that question, Deputy...

Health (General Practitioner Services) Bill 2014: Motion to Instruct Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I do not know. Deputy Ó Fearghaíl also asked a question in respect of the discretionary medical cards, in particular the issues that arose in debate in the House last year. The statistical reporting of the medical card scheme, which covers 1.9 million individuals at a point in time, is complex and dynamic. Therefore, it can be difficult or problematic to make direct comparisons...

Health (General Practitioner Services) Bill 2014: Motion to Instruct Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I am in the hands of the Chair but I am very happy to deal with any issue I am asked about. I understand entirely where Deputies are coming from and, if I could, I would do in the morning what they are seeking to achieve. However, I do not agree that a simple amendment to the legislation to facilitate, in Deputy Róisín Shortall's words, the Minister in introducing new groups,...

Health (General Practitioner Services) Bill 2014: Motion to Instruct Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I disagree. The principles-----

Health (General Practitioner Services) Bill 2014: Motion to Instruct Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Alex White: We will do it here n the Oireachtas.

Health (General Practitioner Services) Bill 2014: Motion to Instruct Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Alex White: It is not. It is the complete opposite and absolutely straightforward, if the Deputy will bear with me. If the Houses pass the legislation, we will give eligibility to children aged five years and under. If and when we extend it, which I very much hope will be soon and substantially, it will be the Members of the Dáil and the Seanad who will do it, not the Minister. The Deputy may...