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Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (13 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Under the former Eastern Health Board, it was the practice to provide psychiatric medicines free to all patients who attended an outpatient clinic for services regardless of their eligibility status. Such arrangements were unique to the greater Dublin area. In all other former Health Board Areas, patients used either their medical card or Drug Payment Scheme card to access psychiatric...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2011)

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

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The medicinal product Xicil, which contains the active ingredient glucosamine, is not authorised for the Irish market. However, there are over twenty medicinal products containing glucosamine which are authorised for the Irish market. Pharmaceutical companies can apply to the HSE for products to be reimbursed under the GMS Scheme and other community drugs schemes. In order for a medicinal...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Unfortunately due to the current position of the public finances, it has been necessary to reduce the services available under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS). However the Health Service Executive (HSE) has measures in place to ensure that patients with special needs, high risk patients and those who have greater clinical needs receive priority for treatment. In addition, a free...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The Health Service Executive has confirmed to me that medical card applications for persons aged 16 to 25 years are assessed according to the Medical Card/GP Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines 2009 on the basis of the provisions of the Health Services (No. 3) Regulations, 1983 (S.I. No. 381 of 1983). As stated in my reply on 4 October last, in accordance with these Guidelines, persons...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2011)

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

Written Answers — Addiction Services: Addiction Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by the HSE. I will arrange to have it forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Addiction Services: Addiction Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by the HSE. I will arrange to have it forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Addiction Services: Addiction Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by the HSE. I will arrange to have it forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Oral health services span Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Care Services including Acute Hospitals. The Public Dental Service (PDS) provides emergency, routine and preventive oral health services to children under 16 and people of all ages with special needs. Oral health care is provided to medical card holders by dental practitioners contracted by the HSE under the Dental Treatment Services...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: A cost benefit analysis comparing the cost of preventative dental health care and emergency dental care was not carried out in advance of budget 2010. Unfortunately it was deemed necessary to reduce the services available under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) at that time due to the difficult position of the public finances.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (18 Oct 2011)

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

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2011)

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

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2011)

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

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2011)

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

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I have requested the Health Service Executive to furnish a full report on this case. I will revert to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The HSE has informed me that the information requested by the Deputy is in the process of being finalised. I understand that there is a huge volume of work involved in producing the figures. On completion, the amounts paid to all contractors (doctors, pharmacists, dentists and optometrists) will be made publicly available.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

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

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Drugs and medicines on the list of reimbursable items under the General Medical Services (GMS) scheme are available to all valid medical card holders regardless of location. This list is available to view on the Health Service Executive (HSE) website. Those contracted to provide services to medical card holders i.e. doctors, pharmacists, dentists and optometrists are bound by the terms and...