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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (1 Jul 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 566 and 572 together. Fampridine (Fampyra®) was never available under the Long Term Illness Scheme. However, I understand that the manufacturer of Fampyra supplied the drug free of charge to some patients who were prescribed the drug by their clinician. The manufacturer has recently decided to stop supplying the drug free of charge and, as a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (1 Jul 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 (1 Jul 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 Eligibility (1 Jul 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 Eligibility (1 Jul 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 (1 Jul 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. The conditions covered by the LTI Scheme are as follows: Acute Leukaemia; Mental handicap; Cerebral Palsy; Mental Illness (in a person under 16); Cystic Fibrosis; Multiple Sclerosis;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (1 Jul 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 Delays (1 Jul 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 (1 Jul 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 Eligibility (1 Jul 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: Medicinal Products Availability (1 Jul 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive (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 Applications (1 Jul 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...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Tattooing and Body Piercing Regulation (1 Jul 2014)

Alex White: I thank Senator O'Neill for raising this issue and for his insightful and well-informed survey of the issues. It provides me with an opportunity to update the House on this matter. At present, there is no legislation specifically regulating the activities of persons providing tattooing or body piercing services in Ireland. However, it should also be noted that there are many cases where...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Jul 2014)

Alex White: I thank the Senator for raising this issue and for allowing me the opportunity to outline the progress made on reducing waiting times for treatment. I assure the Senator and the House that there is no question of any dishonest means being used in any respect with regard to the information that I will give to him and the House and I reject any suggestion to the contrary. The special delivery...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Jul 2014)

Alex White: The objective of all concerned is to ensure that patients receive treatment. I do not know why the arrangement with Cappagh Hospital came to an end. If the Senator is unable to discover why that occurred, I will certainly assist him in trying to establish the facts. I reiterate that patients who were previously seen at Cappagh Hospital will now be seen at Waterford University Hospital in...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Card Reviews (1 Jul 2014)

Alex White: I should clarify that, under the relevant legislation, determination of an individual's eligibility for a medical card is the statutory responsibility of the HSE. It is very clear, under that legislation, that there is no role for the Minister for Health in assessing medical card eligibility. Furthermore, under the Health Act 2004, as amended, the Minister for Health may not give a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Card Reviews (1 Jul 2014)

Alex White: I accept what the Senator says, and if she is unable to obtain an answer to her question, we will have to assist her. We will do so. I understand this can sometimes be frustrating for Senators, but it was not the Minister who halted the reviews; it was the HSE. The Government made a decision on developing the policy framework to cover medical conditions in the future, not just financial...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Planning Issues (1 Jul 2014)

Alex White: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter, which I take with the permission of the House on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. The Minister of State considers it appropriate that planning permissions be subject to a time restriction to ensure that only bona fide developments...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Planning Issues (1 Jul 2014)

Alex White: I listened carefully to what the Senator said. I thank him for his good wishes. There are competing imperatives here in terms of public policy. The planning system must have its own integrity. There is a general proposition that a five-year limit makes sense. Of course, things can change objectively in an area. That something is a sustainable proposal in a particular year may not make...

Mental Health Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Jul 2014)

Alex White: I welcome the opportunity to conclude this debate on behalf of the Government side concerning the important issue of how best to progress mental health policy and services into the future. I and the other Government representatives have listened carefully and seriously to the constructive contributions made in this debate. I welcome the obvious commitment of contributing Deputies of all...