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- Seanad: Water Services (1 Mar 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I will certainly ask the Department to communicate further with the Deputy on the matter. However, I must take issue with him on the points he made on what was happening in the Dublin area. It is easy for people outside the capital to point the finger and state that Dublin gets everything. When one considers the figures, it is obvious that this is not the case. In that context, one could...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (6 Mar 2012)
Róisín Shortall: There are no plans to change the current terms of the Drugs Payment Scheme.
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (6 Mar 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (6 Mar 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The National Poisons Information Centre, located in Beaumont Hospital provides information to doctors and health care professionals to assist them in the management of acute poisoning. In cases of poisoning with venomous species, the treating hospital should contact this body for information on how to obtain stocks of anti-venom. There are no centrally held stocks of anti-venom in Ireland....
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 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 as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (6 Mar 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I believe the Deputy is referring to general items used in taking blood samples such as packaging, etc. The information sought by the Deputy is not routinely available, however, the HSE have advised my Department that the estimated costs of providing GPs with packaging and primary/secondary containers used in taking blood samples in primary care is between â¬5.5m and â¬6m annually. I...
- Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (6 Mar 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) Contract, provision is made for the payment of subsidies towards the cost of employing practice nurses, secretaries and managers. The current rates of payments are set out in the Health Professionals (Reduction of Payments to General Practitioners) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 638/2010). The current annual nursing subsidy ranges from â¬31,258.45 for a...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Mar 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 to 514, inclusive, together. Under a new procedure, a medical card will remain valid, irrespective of the expiry date shown on the card, once the medical card holder is genuinely engaging with the HSE review process. The medical card status of an individual can be confirmed by any doctor or pharmacist in their practice or pharmacy, or by the medical card...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 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 as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 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 — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (6 Mar 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Under the Medicinal Products (Control of Placing on the Market) Regulations 2007, the Irish Medicines Board operates a registration scheme for homoeopathic medicines to ensure the quality and safety of homoeopathic medicinal products placed on the market in Ireland. Advertising of medicinal products is regulated by the Medicinal Products (Control of Advertising) Regulations 2007 and these...