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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Feb 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has again been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Feb 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 (29 Feb 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 (29 Feb 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 (29 Feb 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Under the Health Act 2008, the income thresholds for entitlement to a medical card for those aged 70 and over are â¬700 (gross) per week (â¬36,500 per year) for a single person and â¬1,400 (gross) per week (â¬73,000 per year) for a couple (married couples and couples living together as husband and wife). Persons aged 70 or over, whose gross income is above the stated thresholds, may,...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Feb 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 (29 Feb 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 (29 Feb 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 (29 Feb 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 (29 Feb 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 — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (29 Feb 2012)
Róisín Shortall: In 2010 the HSE's Primary Care Reimbursement Service spent â¬1.9 billion on medicines and other prescribed items supplied under the GMS and community drugs schemes. (This includes mark-ups and dispensing fees paid to pharmacists and wholesalers). Finalised figures for 2011 are not yet available. The cost of medicines supplied in public hospitals is met from the overall budget of each...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Feb 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. Question No. 197 answered with Question No. 184.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Feb 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Under the provisions of the Health Act 1970 medical cards are provided to persons who, in the opinion of the HSE, are unable without undue hardship to arrange GP services for themselves and their dependants. The assessment for a medical card is therefore determined primarily by reference to the means, including the income and expenditure, of the applicant and his or her partner and...
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (29 Feb 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The Programme for Government committed to reforming the current public health system by introducing Universal Health Insurance with equal access to care for all. As part of this reform programme, the Government is committed to introducing Universal Primary Care within its first term of office. Initially, free GP cover will be extended to persons with defined long-term illnesses in receipt of...
- Seanad: Hospital Accommodation (29 Feb 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I thank Senator Cullinane for raising this issue. I am responding on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. Recently the HSE confirmed its commitment to sustaining 101 elderly long-stay beds between Dungarvan community hospital and Dunabbey House. Both units operate under the management of Dungarvan community hospital. The hospital serves the catchment area...
- Seanad: Hospital Accommodation (29 Feb 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I can only repeat what I have in writing from the HSE, that the HSE south service plan for this year refers to the closure of 13 long-stay beds at Dungarvan community hospital. That is the situation and, in addition to that in terms of numbers, there is a commitment that the 16 short-stay beds that were closed in the hospital are to reopen on a phased basis over the next few weeks. It is...
- National Office for Suicide Prevention (1 Mar 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I thank Deputy Neville for raising this important issue for which we all share his concerns. I am taking this topical issue on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, Minister of State with responsibility for mental health issues, who cannot be present today. The National Office for Suicide Prevention was established by the HSE in 2005 to implement Reach Out, the national strategy for...
- National Office for Suicide Prevention (1 Mar 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I acknowledge the expertise and commitment of Deputy Neville in this important area and the tremendous work he has done in that regard. We accept the point he made. We are determined to ensure that mental health services are provided locally at community level for both adults and children. That is why there has been such a clear commitment on the additional funding for this year's budget,...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Mar 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 Task Forces: Drugs Task Forces (1 Mar 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Details of the membership of Dublin North East LDTF are set out in the table below. Name Sector Year Appointed Gerry McMahon Chair 2008 Marie O'Sullivan Statutory 2012 Aidan Fitzsimons Statutory 2010 Dermot Reynolds Statutory Pre 2005 Sgt Colm Healy Statutory 2009 Marian Vickers Statutory Pre 2005 Judith Leech Statutory Pre 2005 Michael O'Sullivan Statutory 2009 Paul Hayes...