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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (30 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Application Numbers (30 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (30 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (30 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to those who have been assessed and referred for treatment before their 16th birthday. It should be noted that the nature of orthodontic care means that immediate treatment is not always desirable. It is estimated that in up to 5% of cases it is necessary to wait for further growth to take place before treatment commences. Patients are assessed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has responsibility for the provision of Primary Care Centres. The attached table sets out the location of Primary Care Centres in operation throughout the country. The part of the question relating to Primary Care Centres not yet in operation has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. Primary Care Centres in Operation - HSE Region County Location...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation (30 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The National Positive Ageing Strategy provides a vision for an age-friendly society and includes four National Goals and underpinning Objectives to provide direction on the issues that need to be addressed to promote positive ageing. The Strategy commits to the preparation of an Implementation Plan to facilitate the translation of the Goals and Objectives of the Strategy into action on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (30 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE Dublin North East (DNE) Orthodontic Service has been chosen as the pilot area for this new training programme. One member of the dental hygienist staff and one member of the dental nursing staff have commenced training in September 2014. This course is being accredited by Dublin Dental Hospital, Trinity College and is one year in duration. In the course of training these students...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to those who have been assessed and referred for treatment before their 16th birthday. It should be noted that the nature of orthodontic care means that immediate treatment is not always desirable. It is estimated that in up to 5% of cases it is necessary to wait for further growth to take place before treatment commences. Patients are assessed by the...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter and I am pleased to be able to outline some of the current developments in pre-hospital service in the region. The National Ambulance Service is working to ensure the provision of high quality and timely emergency pre-hospital care services, using all available resources as efficiently and effectively as possible. As with any pre-hospital service,...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The recent referendum in Scotland highlighted many things, one of which was that the investment in individual citizens in Scotland is approximately five times more than the corresponding figure in either Wales or certain parts of England. We are not comparing like with like. We do not have the luxury of allocating funds to a greater degree to one area over another. The NAS has sought...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I am glad the Deputy has raised the issue because she understands it well given she was centrally involved in the review system and what we were going to do with primary care. I will not use the official script because she understands the issue so well. The income limits involved are €500 per week for a single person and €900 for a couple. Nine out of ten people aged over 70...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: This is getting not just urgent but ongoing consideration and it is being worked on. There is a great deal of work to be done but we are working on this continuously and it is considered an urgent issue. Despite the fact that we have been in the teeth of a recession, more people hold medical cards than ever before.

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Let me tell the Deputy about those aged over 70 years. As of 1 September 2014, the number of people aged over 70 holding a medical card stood at 332,872, of whom 5,078 held discretionary medical cards. Some 23,542 people aged over 70 years had a general practitioner visit card on 1 September, of whom 628 held discretionary medical cards. It is not the case that the system is not working,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 to 98, inclusive, together. The needs of our older people are, and will remain, a very high priority for me and for the Government, and the resources that are available will be applied to provide the best possible mix of supports and services in a way that most effectively matches the needs and preferences of older people themselves, with a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...