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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: We passed legislation last year to provide for a better exchange of data between various State agencies, including the Department of Social Protection, Revenue and the HSE on the Primary Care Reimbursement Service, PCRS. If I am not mistaken, there were provisions in one or other of the statutes we passed last year for the over 70s, although they were not confined to them. There should be a...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I note the Deputy's point.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: Obviously, I am in the hands of the Chair as to whether an amendment is or is not in order. It is not a matter for me but for the Chairman. However, I have considerable sympathy, certainly in principle, for the issue raised by Deputy Ó Caoláin and commented on by Deputy Naughten. I have met a number of groups, including representatives of the Our Children's Health campaign with...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: May I respond briefly?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to make some introductory remarks to outline the legislative proposal for the members of the committee. I am very pleased to discuss the details of the Bill with the committee today. I acknowledge the support expressed for this Bill on Second Stage from all parties and Independent Members in the Dáil, when we had a very well-informed debate....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: A number of studies from China, and the systematic review of these by Choi (from the Harvard Medical School) which claim an effect on children's IQ at very high levels of naturally occurring fluoride, were assessed by the Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health in 2011. They were found to be of no relevance to Ireland, given our regulated fluoridation levels. The view of the Expert Body is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: 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: Medical Card Eligibility (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: 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: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: The Long Term Illness (LTI) Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act, 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975 specifying the conditions covered by the LTI Scheme. There are no plans to extend the list of conditions covered under the LTI Scheme. Under the Drug Payment Scheme, no individual or family pays more than €144 per calendar month...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: All children under 6 are provided with an optical screening service by the HSE. Any refractive errors are treated and spectacles or other appropriate care is provided where necessary. The HSE has been asked to examine the specific query raised by the Deputy and to reply to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to patients based on their level of clinical need. An individual's access to orthodontic treatment is determined against a set of clinical guidelines and priority is given to patients with greatest needs. The HSE has been asked to examine the specific query raised by the Deputy and to reply to her as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: 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: Medical Card Reviews (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: 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: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced in order to meet fiscal and budgetary targets. In order to mitigate the impact on frontline services of the reduction in employment numbers, the priority is to reform how health services are delivered in order to ensure a more productive and cost effective health system. The Haddington Road...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: 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: Medical Card Applications (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: 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: Medical Card Applications (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: 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: Medical Card Applications (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: 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: Medical Card Eligibility (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: 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: Medical Card Reviews (19 Jun 2014)

Alex White: 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...