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Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (2 Feb 2016)

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 Feb 2016)

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: Medical Card Data (2 Feb 2016)

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: Health Services Provision (2 Feb 2016)

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: Disability Services Funding (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government will provide funding of €1.56 billion to the Disability Services Programme in 2016. The quantum of service to be provided with that funding, and the key service deliverables and priorities for the Disability Services Programme, are outlined in the HSE’s National Service Plan for 2016. The HSE is committed to protecting frontline services for people with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Feb 2016)

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: Autism Support Services (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 347 and 348 together. 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. 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 Feb 2016)

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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Feb 2016)

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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Family Agency Services (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The particular issues raised by the Deputy in terms of the Health Service Executive's funding of a special needs programme and counselling service are operational matters for the HSE and 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has responsibility for the provision, maintenance and operation of Health Centres. Therefore, I have asked the Executive to respond directly to the Deputy on this issue. 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: Medical Card Eligibility (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The separate scheme of assessment for an over-70's medical card is applicable to all persons aged 70 and over. Currently, there are no proposals to introduce an age specific income threshold or to provide medical cards to those aged 80 and over without assessment. I can advise the Deputy that persons aged 70 or older, who are assessed as ineligible under the gross income thresholds, may...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: Public residential care units provide over 5,000 long stay beds, mainly for older people who require round the clock nursing care, amounting to approximately 20% of the total stock of nursing home beds nationally. They are of critical importance, particularly for those with higher or more complex care needs and it was, accordingly, essential that these beds be put on a sustainable footing....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Beds (2 Feb 2016)

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: Legislative Programme (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: In March 2013, a Private Members Bill entitled the Autism Bill 2012 was debated and passed Second Stage in the Dail. The Bill, as introduced, makes provision for the preparation of an autism strategy and a national framework for addressing the specific needs of adults with autism. The broad trust of the Bill was accepted by Government and it was not opposed at Second Stage. Although the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 Feb 2016)

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 the Executive.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 363, 373 and 374 together. I was delighted, with Minister Leo Varadkar, to announce last week an extensive national programme of investment in public residential units that will bring them into compliance with relevant National Standards by 2021. With regard to care units in Donegal referred to by the deputy is his questions, this matter was addressed in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The HSE faces a continuing challenge to deliver services in a way that will minimise any adverse impact on patients and continue to protect, as far as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 Feb 2016)

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 the Executive.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly I have arranged for the question to be 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.