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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: This question relates to the necessity to review the long-term illness scheme and add to the list of conditions-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: -----that are covered under the scheme. I think it came in in 1970 and needs to be reviewed. There are many lifelong conditions from which people are suffering and they need the assistance of the scheme.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I think there is a need to extend the scheme. There are a number of conditions, including Crohn's disease and colitis where people have lifelong conditions involving ongoing medical costs. It is strange to see the HSE recommending that people should apply for a discretionary medical card given the fiasco of the past couple of years with discretionary medical cards. The long-term illness...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I ask the Minister of State to clarify if the expert review will consider a long list of illnesses or the medical need of a person when deciding. If it looks at a list of illnesses, it may result in illnesses being left out and people will be outside the system as happens with the long-term illness scheme. Will it look at the medical need of a person rather than having a prescribed list of...

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: That is correct.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014. It has been generally welcomed across the House and I share in that welcome. It sets up a new commercial semi-State company, Shannon Group plc., which combines the Shannon Airport Authority and Shannon Development and it should act as a lynchpin in terms of the future development of the...

Beef Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate in respect of the crisis in the beef industry. This crisis affects 100,000 farms across the country. The most recent figures on farm income have shown that the average farm income in the beef sector is around €11,000 and when one compares that to the average income in the dairy sector of somewhere near €64,000, it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 19. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the term mental handicap as a listed medical condition under the long-term illness scheme; the specific illnesses this term encapsulates; his plans to revise this outdated terminology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27045/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Issues (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 28. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the operation of the long-term illness scheme; if he will outline the details of this process and when he expects it to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27044/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 57. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that those who will have their discretionary cards reinstated will be reimbursed for any costs incurred while they were unable to access services available under the discretionary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27046/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 60. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that will not have their discretionary medical card reinstated as part of the recent announcement to reinstate a quantity of discretionary medical cards; the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27047/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Chairman, I am not formally a member of the committee for the next hour or so. I am glad to be here to support the delegation from the north west. I congratulate Councillor John Campbell on his recent election to the position of cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council. From now on I will be a member of this committee. There is no doubt the Chairman and members have supported...

Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate and the Minister's decision to accept the motion before the House without moving the Government amendment. Indeed, there is nothing in the proposal that threatens Government policy. Mental health services have long been the poor relation in our health system and have suffered more from under-investment than any other service. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the Association of Civic, Social and Political Education Teachers in Ireland regarding the removal of CSPE as a mandatory subject under the junior cycle student award; his views that the new optional short course will offer the same benefits to students in relation to active citizenship and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (1 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 430. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in direct provision who are currently awaiting decisions on either subsidiary protection or leave to remain; the way she proposes to address this backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28317/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 445. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for the extension of BreastCheck to women aged between 65 and 69, as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28604/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 489. To ask the Minister for Health under the current criteria for medical card eligibility, the steps that are taken upon reissuing medical cards to check whether such persons remain eligible; the cross-departmental checks that are made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28053/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 561. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are available to general practitioners for patients who require emergency GMS cover if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28399/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (1 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 629. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to introduce a graduate staffing fund for the early childhood sector to ensure the hiring of well qualified staff into the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28046/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (1 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 630. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider extending the free preschool year to 48 weeks to bring it in line with the primary school system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28047/14]