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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (11 Jun 2014)

Alex White: Ophthalmic treatment and appliances are available to children, as provided for in the Health Act, 1970. The HSE provides standard frames and/or lenses to children free of charge. The additional cost of higher specification lenses or frames is not covered by the HSE.

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Supply (10 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I wish to clarify that Fampridine, Fampyra, was never available to multiple sclerosis patients under the long-term illness scheme. However, I understand that the manufacturer of Fampyra supplied the drug free of charge to some patients who were prescribed it by their clinician. The manufacturer has recently decided to stop supplying the drug free...

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Supply (10 Jun 2014)

Alex White: Although I believe it would probably not be appropriate for a Minister to engage directly with the company, I understand and accept very much the force of what the Deputy states in respect of the case in question. The only way the process can be triggered is for the manufacturer to submit a new application. I do not believe that has happened yet but I understand it is to happen. I will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (10 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 460, 524, 529, 571 and 574 together. The Government has decided to develop a new policy framework for eligibility for the award of medical cards to take account of on-going medical conditions. The HSE has established an Expert Panel to examine the range of conditions that should be considered as a basis of eligibility and has been asked to make an early report...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (10 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 (10 Jun 2014)

Alex White: If the question refers to a medical card review under the over-70 medical card scheme, the HSE is required to identify those persons who no longer have full eligibility as a result of the changes to the gross income limits from 1st January 2014 The HSE has written to some 60,000 over-70s persons advising them that their eligibility for a medical card is under review in line with the new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (10 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 467, 470, 502, 504 and 572 together. Fampridine (Fampyra®) was never available to MS patients through the community drugs schemes, including the Long Term Illness (LTI) Scheme. I understand the manufacturer of Fampyra supplied the drug free of charge to some patients prescribed the drug by their clinician. However, the manufacturer has recently decided to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (10 Jun 2014)

Alex White: Such funding assistance is not available as dental services for children up to 16 years of age and persons of all ages with special needs are provided by the Public Dental Service of the HSE through its dental clinics. All HSE dental clinics prioritise emergency care for children up to 16 years of age, treatment for special needs patients and screening of children aged from 11 to 13 years,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (10 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 Delays (10 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: Primary Care Centres Provision (10 Jun 2014)

Alex White: 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. Considerable progress has been achieved to date. 37 primary care centres have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (10 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 481 and 484 together. International research shows that shared premises are a key enabler for successful team working in the primary care setting. Shared premises encourage and facilitate interaction across all health care professionals and that is why my Department and the HSE are committed to developing Primary Care Centres nationally. The Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (10 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 him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications (10 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 by the LTI Scheme. Under the Drug Payment Scheme, no individual or family pays more than €144 per calendar month...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (10 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I have asked the HSE to provide the information on reviews directly to the Deputy. I can confirm to the Deputy that there has been no change whereby persons aged 70 or older who are assessed as ineligible under the gross income thresholds may also have their eligibility assessed under the means tested medical card scheme where they face particularly high expenses. This assessment is based...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (10 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 (10 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Jun 2014)

Alex White: I have asked the HSE to investigate this case and respond to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (10 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 (10 Jun 2014)

Alex White: In accordance with the Health Act, 1970, as amended, the assessment for a medical card is determined primarily by reference to the means, including the income and expenditure, of the applicant and his or her partner and dependants. I will take this opportunity to remind the Deputy that, there is no, nor has there ever been, an entitlement to a medical card for a person with a particular...