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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The development of primary care is central to the Government's objective to deliver a high quality, integrated and cost effective health care system. Supporting infrastructure, procured through a combination of public and private investment, will facilitate the delivery of multi-disciplinary primary health care. The mechanism and timescale for delivery of primary care infrastructure is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (16 Jul 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: Hospice Services (16 Jul 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: Dental Services Provision (16 Jul 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: Garda Vetting of Personnel (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I am assuming that this question relates to Garda vetting and police clearance of applicants for registration by CORU. I am advised that CORU requires applicants to provide supporting documentation that have been set out in the by-laws made by the registration boards following extensive public consultation across the professions. As part of the registration process applicants are required...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: There will always be more projects than can be funded by the Exchequer. As with all capital projects, the further development of the national CNU programme which includes St Vincent's Hospital Athy, must be considered within the context of the overall capital envelope available to the health service. There is limited funding available for new projects over the next multi-annual period...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to protecting frontline health and personal social services needs for people with disabilities. The Government currently provides funding of approximately €1.5 billion to the Disability Services Programme through the Health Service Executive's National Service Plan for 2015. In 2015, the HSE is seeking to maximise the provision of services within...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine the matter of the estimated cost of providing a medical card for all children under six years of age as recommended by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (16 Jul 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: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: When the NHSS commenced in 2009, a commitment was made that it would be reviewed after three years. The reason for allowing this period to elapse was to ensure that the scheme had bedded in, and that established and validated trends and statistics would be available in order to inform the work of the review. In addition, the Programme for Government 2011-2016 committed to reviewing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 and 593 together. As these are service issues these questions 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: There will always be more projects than can be funded by the Exchequer.  As with all capital projects, the further development of the national CNU programme which includes the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon, must be considered within the context of the overall capital envelope available to the health service. There is limited funding available for new projects over the next...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (16 Jul 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: HSE Funding (16 Jul 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: Home Care Packages (16 Jul 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: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Sep 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 720 and 921 together. Work is currently underway in the Department of Health in relation to the preparation of budget estimates for 2016. As part of this process, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has submitted an estimate of its proposed expenditure for 2016, including health and personal social services for people with a disability. As discussions on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (22 Sep 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Department of Health keeps the policy of water fluoridation under constant review. As part of this ongoing work, a review of evidence on the impact of water fluoridation at its current level on the health of the population was conducted by the Health Research Board (HRB) on behalf of the Department. This review was published by the HRB in June 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Control of Dogs (22 Sep 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 723, 1126 to 1128, inclusive, and 1146 together. The Minister for Health has no function in relation to legislation governing the definition or the provision of assistance/service dogs for use by children or adults with disabilities. The Department of Health does not commission the provision or training of assistance/service dogs for children or adults...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Administration (22 Sep 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Drugs Payment Scheme, no individual or family has to pay more than €144 per month for approved prescribed drugs, medicines and certain appliances for use by that person or his or her family in that month. The definition of a family for this Scheme is an adult, their spouse, and any children under 18 years. Dependents over 18 years and under 23 years who are in full time...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (22 Sep 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 725, 968 and 974 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed that it is in the final stages of putting in place the governance arrangements and processes around a responder-based reimbursement programme for the multiple sclerosis drug Fampridine (brand name Fampyra®). It is expected that reimbursement will be extended where a demonstration...