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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (1 Dec 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: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme, is the responsibility of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. While certain flexibilities had been built in to the Programme to facilitate the inclusion of children with a disability the Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures children and young people's policy framework contained a commitment to develop a plan to facilitate the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme, where the doctor lives or practises in a centre with a population of less than 500 and where there is not a town with a population of 1,500 or more within a 4.83 kilometre radius of that centre, the doctor is entitled to special rural practice concessions, including a Rural Practice Allowance. The current annual Rural Practice Allowance is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (1 Dec 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: Hospital Services (1 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 460 and 461 together. As these are service matters they have 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: Disability Services Provision (1 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 462 to 465, inclusive, together. The Government is committed to the provision and development of services for children with special needs, including early intervention services, and to improving access by these children to assessments and therapeutic interventions insofar as possible within available resources. Health related therapy supports and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Appeals (1 Dec 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: Long-Term Illness Scheme (1 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Parkinsonism is one of 16 long-term illnesses or disabilities covered by the Long Term Illness Scheme, which was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act, 1970 (as amended). This scheme is administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE), and provides free drugs, medicines, and medical and surgical appliances directly related to the treatment of the specific conditions covered. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (1 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 478 and 480 together. Where a product prescribed for a patient with a Medical Card is the subject of an entry on the Reimbursement List, published pursuant to the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the pharmacist must dispense the product in accordance with the provisions of the Community Pharmacy Contractor Agreement. Where a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (1 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Fampridine (brand name Fampyra®) has been reimbursed under the Long Term Illness Scheme on a conditional, responder-only basis since 1 October 2015. It is not possible to reimburse patients retrospectively for any medicine purchased before that medicine is added to the HSE's List of Reimbursable Items.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE's report "Time to Move on from Congregated Settings–A Strategy for Community Inclusion",(2011) proposes a new model of support in the community by moving people from institutional settings to the community, over a seven year time frame. The plan will be rolled out at a regional and local level and will involve full consultation. In terms of housing, the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (2 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive added Fampridine (brand name Fampyra®) to its List of Reimbursable Items on 1 October 2015. Reimbursement will be extended, under the Long Term Illness Scheme, where a demonstration of clinical response (based on objective criteria agreed with clinical experts) is recorded and where that clinical response is shown to persist, based on objective measurement at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As the particular issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE 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: Mental Health Services Staffing (2 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government has provided €125 million ring-fenced funding for mental health since 2012 up to the end of 2015, to modernise services in line with A Vision for Change(AVFC) and Programme for Government commitments. A key focus has been additional posts to strengthen Community Mental Health Teams for both adults and children. This funding is also being used to enhance specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (2 Dec 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: Prescription Charges (2 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Medical card holders are required to pay a €2.50 charge per item for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists, subject to a cap of €25 per month for each person or family. Where a prescribed drug or medicine is required to be dispensed in different strengths and different containers, and therefore claimed as more than one item, a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (2 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Government policy is to enable young people with disabilities to develop the skills they will need to live independent lives to the greatest extent possible, and to receive the supports they need in order to achieve this. Additional funding of €12 million, was allocated by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to meet the needs of almost 1,400 young people who required continuing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The role of the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary interventions to address the range of needs of the service user. A Vision for Change recommends that the general adult CMHT should conduct assessments and provide a range of best-practice interventions for adults with complex mental health problems. This incorporates a number of treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (2 Dec 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 Provision (2 Dec 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.