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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (4 Mar 2015)

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 (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Mar 2015)

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: Dental Services (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 to 137, inclusive, together. Roaccutane (isotretinoin) capsules are authorised in Ireland for the treatment of severe forms of acne which are resistant to adequate courses of standard therapy with systematic antibacterials and topical therapy. Roaccutane is not authorised in Ireland for the treatment of cancer and therefore this is not reflected in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to introducing a universal GP service without fees on a phased basis. The first phase will be for all children under six and all persons aged 70 and over to have access to GP care without fees. These arrangements will come into operation in Quarter 2 of 2015, subject to the conclusion of contractual discussions. These measures represent a major step on the way to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: It is not possible to provide data on the full cost to the State of providing free access to all prescribed medicines for all citizens as neither the Department or the HSE collects data on the level of private spending that is incurred by individuals purchasing medications. Data is however available on the cost to the State of providing medicines for the GMS and community drugs schemes....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: In 2014, the HSE's Primary Care Reimbursement Service made payments in the region of €423 million under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme to GP contract holders in respect of medical card and GP visit card holders.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: In 2014 the cost of medicines for the medical card scheme was €1.253 billion which includes the ingredient cost and appropriate fees but is net of manufacturers rebate income. Additionally the revenue associated with the prescription charge would be foregone if free access to all prescribed medicines was provided for those with medical cards. In 2014 the prescription charge income is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151, 165 and 166 together. The implementation of the Primary Care Strategy is an essential component of the health service reform process. The key objective is to develop services in the community which will give people direct access to integrated multi-disciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. In October 2014, the HSE launched the Community Healthcare Organisations Report. The Report sets out plans for a comprehensive reorganisation of health services outside the acute hospital system. The primary focus is to provide the maximum proportion of care to people in the communities where they live and to achieve joined-up,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Programme Review (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the the Value for Money and Policy Review of Disability Services (VFM Review) and the reconfiguration of services for children and young people with disabilities aged 0 to 18 years, under the National Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People Programme. This is a time of change in the delivery of disability services in this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine the matter of income generated by hospital charges and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them. The hospital charges that currently apply are as follows. The Health (Out-Patient...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Most drugs, medicines and consumable appliances which are paid for by the HSE are supplied to patients through over 1,800 community pharmacies who, in turn, purchase them from wholesalers or, to a lesser extent, directly from drug manufacturers. The current pharmacy based model results in over 70 million items being dispensed annually through local pharmacies across the State, including...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Section 11 of the General Medical Services (GMS) General Practitioner (GP) Capitation Contract, which was introduced in 1989, provides that the medical practitioner shall provide for eligible persons, on behalf of the Health Service Executive, all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Out-of-pocket payments by the public are not made to allied health professionals employed by the HSE. Information regarding out-of-pocket payments by the public to private allied health professionals is not available to my Department or the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Expenditure (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Consultation fees charged to private patients by dentists are a matter of private contract between the clinicians and the patients. Neither my Department nor the HSE has any details of such payments. Dental services provided by the HSE span Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Care Services including Acute Hospitals. The Public Dental Service (PDS) provides emergency, routine and preventive oral...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (4 Mar 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.