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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 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 (25 Jan 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The circumstances outlined in the Deputy's question were brought to my attention last year. I discussed the issue with the Health Service Executive, and the HSE subsequently changed its policy in respect of such applications. A person in the circumstances outlined in the Deputy's question may now quality for a medical card. If the Deputy has a particular case in mind, she might bring it to...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 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 (26 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 (26 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 (26 Jan 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I have asked the Health Service Executive to provide the information which the Deputy has requested and I will revert to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Hospital Staff (31 Jan 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I thank Deputy Kelleher for raising this issue. It is a matter of concern and is receiving much attention at the moment. The Government is fully aware of the impact the early retirement package will have on the provision of all services nationally, including maternity services. Together with the HSE, we are committed to minimizing the impact through a range of strategies, including...
- Hospital Staff (31 Jan 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I am not attempting to fob the Deputy off at all. Nobody is under any illusion about the major challenges posed to many different public services, including the health service, following the retirements that will take place at the end of next month. Contrary to media reports that 40 midwives are due to leave a specific hospital, the figures available to me indicate the total number of...
- Joint Policing Committees (31 Jan 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I am replying on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality who regrets he is unable to be present due to other business. The Minister has asked me to thank Deputy O'Brien for raising this matter and indicated that he welcomes the opportunity for a debate on this issue. As the Deputy is aware, the functions and powers of joint policing committees, JPCs, are set out in the Garda...
- Joint Policing Committees (31 Jan 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The whole purpose of the review of the JPCs is to assess whether they are operating effectively and providing a real impetus to collaborative measures to support crime prevention and community safety. Their effectiveness is being assessed. We all agree the approach to tackling crime at community level is for all of the players to engage. The idea of the JPCs is that they provide a forum...
- Joint Policing Committees (31 Jan 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The work is well underway. I will have to check that with the Department since it is not my Department. I will come back to the Deputy on that.
- Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (31 Jan 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The Forum on Fluoridation, which reported in 2002, advised that the fluoridation of piped public water supplies should continue as a public health measure. One of the recommendations of the Forum was to amend the Regulations regarding fluoridation of public water supplies to redefine the optimal level of fluoride in drinking water from 0.8 to 1.0 parts per million (ppm) to between 0.6 and 0.8...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 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 (31 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 — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 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 (31 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 (31 Jan 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Jan 2012)
Róisín Shortall: General Practitioners (GPs) 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 the patient if they are eligible for free GMS...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 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.