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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Apr 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 (24 Apr 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 (24 Apr 2012)
Róisín Shortall: This service matter was previously referred to the Health Service Executive for response and has been raised again with the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (24 Apr 2012)
Róisín Shortall: There are no plans to extend the list of conditions covered by the Long Term Illness Scheme. Under the Drug Payment Scheme, no individual or family pays more than â¬132 per calendar month towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines. The scheme significantly reduces the cost burden for families and individuals incurring ongoing expenditure on medicines. In addition, people who cannot,...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Apr 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Apr 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (25 Apr 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 (25 Apr 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 — Pharmacy Services: Pharmacy Services (25 Apr 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The difficulty that arises in relation to the recognition of UK 4 year pharmacist qualifications is not unique to Ireland, but applies to the recognition of those qualifications in all other Member States under the framework of the 2005 Directive. My Department and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI), which is the competent authority in Ireland for the recognition of pharmacist...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Apr 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (26 Apr 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) Act,1960 provides for the fluoridation of public water supplies. e Forum on Fluoridation, which reported in 2002, advised that the fluoridation of public piped water supplies should continue as a public health measure. The Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health, which was established in 2004, monitors new and emerging issues on fluoride and its...
- Social Welfare Benefits (1 May 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton. The Department is committed to ensuring claims are processed as expeditiously as possible. Schemes that require a high level of documentary evidence from the customer, especially in the case of illness related schemes, can take longer to process. Similarly,...
- Social Welfare Benefits (1 May 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I acknowledge the points made by the Deputy. There is definitely an issue regarding casual work and a need for greater flexibility to allow people take up whatever work is offered to them. Equally, the high number of medical appeals that are upheld would indicate there are difficulties at the deciding stage regarding claims that entail medical evidence. That is an issue that must be...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 May 2012)
Róisín Shortall: If a person has been refused a medical card they can lodge an appeal within 21 days. Details of the appeals process are forwarded to the applicant with their refusal letter. As this refusal of a medical card renewal is a service matter, I have referred it to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (2 May 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The Traditional Herbal Medicines Registration Scheme is operated by the Irish Medicines Board (IMB). Under the registration scheme a manufacturer can apply for a certificate of traditional-use registration for their traditional herbal medicinal product. The scheme enables Irish consumers to have confidence when they buy a herbal medicine that it is safe, manufactured to a high quality and...
- Written Answers — Prescription Charges: Prescription Charges (2 May 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The Government has given its approval to the preparation of Heads of a Bill to progress the phased introduction of free GP care in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government. It is envisaged that the first phase in the Programme will provide for the extension of access to GP services without fees to persons with illnesses or disabilities to be prescribed by regulations under...
- Written Answers — Prescription Charges: Prescription Charges (2 May 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The Code of Conduct for Pharmacists issued by the pharmacy regulator (The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland) requires pharmacists, amongst other things, to provide honest, relevant, accurate, current and appropriate information to patients regarding the nature, cost, value and benefit of medicines, health-related products and services provided by them. Every pharmacist has an obligation to...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 May 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 (2 May 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Suppliers of drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances can apply to the HSE for products to be reimbursed under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme and the community drugs schemes. In order for a medicinal product to be considered for reimbursement it must meet specified criteria. These include the following: · The product must be a medicinal product authorised by the...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 May 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.