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Written Answers — General Practitioner Fees: General Practitioner Fees (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Consultation fees charged by general practitioners to private patients are a matter of private contract between the clinicians and the patients. While I have no role in relation to such fees, I would expect clinicians to have regard to the overall economic situation in setting their fees. The Medical Council's Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners...

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 — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (19 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.

Services for People with Disabilities (20 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Deputy Broughan for raising this matter. I am responding on behalf of my colleague Deputy Kathleen Lynch, Minister of State at the Department of Health, who is not in a position to attend today. I will bring Deputy Broughan's concerns to her attention. Under the Health Act 2004, the HSE is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal...

Services for People with Disabilities (20 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I assure the Deputy that all Ministers in the Department of Health are battling hard to ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, we can protect the health budgets in difficult circumstances. There is an attempt to ring-fence several critical areas within the health sector and that work is underway at the moment. I am conscious that St. Michael's House has experienced severe cuts in the...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (20 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The Government has recently given approval to the drafting of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medicines) Bill to provide for the designation and substitution of interchangeable medicines and the pricing and reimbursement of prescribed items supplied under the GMS and community drugs schemes. This will give effect to a commitment in the Programme for Government to introduce reference pricing...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 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 (20 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 (20 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 (20 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 (20 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 (20 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 (20 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 (20 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.

General Practitioner Services (25 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The provision of general practitioner, GP, out-of-hours co-operatives throughout the country is an essential part of our health service and we fully support that policy in terms of strengthening primary care services and ensuring that, as far as possible, care needs are met in the primary care setting. Out-of-hours co-operatives are now in place in...

General Practitioner Services (25 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to the development of primary care services and GP care throughout the country. This is one reason for the clear commitment in the programme for Government to provide for free GP care during the Government's lifetime. It is also one of the reasons we will start debating a Bill this evening on opening up access to the General Medical...

Accident and Emergency Services (25 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Deputy Adams for raising this issue. The Minister, Deputy Reilly, is not in a position to take the debate, but I will do so on his behalf. The incident raised by the Deputy related to a patient who presented to the emergency department of Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital with symptoms unrelated to TB. In all, the patient spent five days in the emergency department. During his time...

Accident and Emergency Services (25 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: When I responded to the Deputy's matter, I told him the factual position. The patient concerned was in an emergency department for five days and during that period was discovered to have TB. The appropriate action was taken at that point in terms of isolation and treatment. I said at the end of my reply that the fact that anybody is on a trolley for five days is not acceptable. That is why...

Health Services Delivery: Motion (25 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate. As my colleague, the Minister, already stated, our main concern and that of this Government is the safety of patients. We will not stand over unsafe services. We have been clear about that from the very beginning. We are working hard within Government to ensure that safe and appropriate health services are delivered in the...