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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (3 Jul 2014)

Alex White: The first step for a medicine to be placed on the Irish market involves the manufacturer seeking an authorisation from the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) or in the case of certain medicinal products, the European Medicines Agency. A determination on the application for authorisation is based on a rigorous scientific assessment of the application against legal and regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (3 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 (3 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: Health Services Provision (3 Jul 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: Medical Card Administration (3 Jul 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine the specific queries raised and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (3 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: Legislative Measures (3 Jul 2014)

Alex White: The Misuse of Drugs Regulations, made under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, are the primary legislative instrument regulating the import, export, manufacture, production, prescribing, supply, possession and administration of controlled drugs. Draft amendment Regulations were prepared following extensive consultation with key stakeholders and were placed on the Department’s website...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Jul 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: Proposed Legislation (3 Jul 2014)

Alex White: The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse to be incorporated in a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. These measures are based on the recommendations contained in the Steering Group Report on a National Substance Misuse Strategy, 2012. The package of measures to be implemented will include provision for minimum unit pricing, regulation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (3 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 Appeals (3 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 (3 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...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Jul 2014)

Alex White: I am taking this Topical Issue on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. I thank the Deputy for giving me the opportunity to outline the current position on health services for people who have a visual impairment orare blind. It is important to emphasise that the core objective of the health service is to maximise people's health...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Jul 2014)

Alex White: The Deputy is absolutely correct. I have outlined the breadth of health service provision for people with visual impairment. The State's objectives in providing ophthalmic care include the elimination of avoidable sight loss; a focus on prevention and early intervention; equitable access to efficient high quality care, supports and treatment; to improve the quality of care; and improve cost...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (8 Jul 2014)

Alex White: I am replying to this Topical Issue on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, and I thank Deputy Lyons for raising this important matter. The Deputy will appreciate that the HSE has statutory and operational responsibility for the planning and delivery of services at local level. North Dublin mental health services provide a range of adult mental health...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (8 Jul 2014)

Alex White: I thank the Deputy again for raising this issue. I understand the points he has articulated in regard to the individuals concerned. He has obviously met with the people concerned and he has a good appreciation of their needs and, perhaps, the limitations that apply in regard to people's ability to travel or to transfer. I understand that. While I would not hazard any further response in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Alex White: The information requested by the Deputy is not routinely available in the Department, therefore I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (8 Jul 2014)

Alex White: The cost of completely removing the €2.50 prescription charge on medicines supplied to medical card holders under the GMS Scheme would be approximately €120 million per annum.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (8 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 (8 Jul 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 673 and 709 together. Applications for persons aged 70 years and older can be assessed both on the basis of the standard national assessment guidelines and on the basis of the guidelines for persons aged 70 years or over. Under the Health Act 2008, automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons aged 70 and over ended on 31 December 2008. Under the...