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Written Answers — Drugs Task Forces: Drugs Task Forces (15 Dec 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The allocations to the Drugs Task Forces for 2012 are still under consideration and will be notified as soon as possible.

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (15 Dec 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The HSE's Primary Care Reimbursement Services (PCRS) is responsible for the payment of fees and allowances to GPs who are contracted by the HSE to provide services under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme. Details of the total amount of fees and allowances paid to GPs under the GMS Scheme in 2011 will not be available to my Department until 2012. In 2010, GPs were paid approximately...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Dec 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Products were removed from the list of reimbursable items over the past year for the following reasons: product discontinuations by suppliers products for which marketing authorisations are no longer in place products which are supplied through hospitals and not supplied in the community Over the past year 251 drug items were removed from the list and 521 drug items were added to the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Dec 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 (11 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: As part of Budget 2012, a number of changes were announced in relation to concurrent payments of certain social welfare benefits. The changes relate to Community Employment schemes, the payment of two qualified child increases, and half-rate payments of Jobseeker's Benefit, Illness Benefit and Incapacity Supplement. As the Deputy is aware, the decision to award a medical card is made by the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The Health Service Executive has confirmed that the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) issued 463,446 individuals a renewed medical card in 2011. The issues arising in respect of medical card renewals are a matter of concern to me, and I have held detailed discussions with the HSE. A medical card holder who genuinely engages with the review of their medical card should not have their...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: Since taking over the centralisation of the Medical Card scheme, six months ago, the HSE's Central Office is working to deal with some residual logistical problems which naturally arise with a project of this scale and magnitude. The issues arising in respect of medical card renewals are a matter of concern to me, and I have held detailed discussions with the HSE. A medical card holder who...

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (11 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The Government is embarking on a major programme of reform of the health system, the aim of which is to deliver a single-tier health service that will deliver equal access to care based on need rather than income. A fundamental element of the reform process involves significant strengthening of primary care services to deliver universal primary care with the removal of cost as a barrier to...

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (11 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 and 904 together. General Practitioners who hold GMS contracts with the HSE must not seek or accept money from medical card or GP visit card holders for services covered under the GMS contract. For instance, in circumstances where the taking of blood is necessary to either (a) diagnose a patient or (b) monitor a diagnosed condition, the GP may not charge...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The Health Service Executive has confirmed that the number of people with medical cards in December 2011 was 1,692,605. The figure in December 2010 was 1,611,138.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Jan 2012)

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 — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (11 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the Drug Payment Scheme is not readily available at this time. I have asked the HSE to supply this information and will forward it to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (11 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: A number of studies have estimated the prevalence and cost of potentially inappropriate prescribing for different groups of patients. However, there is no overall estimate of the cost of potentially inappropriate prescribing in Ireland. The HSE is implementing a range of initiatives to maximise the appropriate prescribing of medicines. These include working in partnership with key health...

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (11 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The Long Term Illness Scheme provides patients with a specified illness with medicines and appliances for the treatment of that illness without charge. The illnesses covered by the scheme are acute leukaemia, mental handicap, cerebral palsy, mental illness (in a person under 16), cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, parkinson's disease, epilepsy,...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Jan 2012)

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 (11 Jan 2012)

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 (11 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The Health Service Executive centralised the processing of all new medical card applications and renewals at the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) with effect from 1st July 2011. The Executive has stated that completed medical card applications are processed within 15 working days. Delays occur where applications are submitted without the supporting documentation necessary to...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Jan 2012)

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 (11 Jan 2012)

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 — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (11 Jan 2012)

Róisín Shortall: In order to obtain their medicines free of charge under the GMS scheme, medical card holders who are prescribed medicines at out-patient clinics are required to have a GMS prescription completed by their General Practitioner.