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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (4 Mar 2014)

Alex White: Delivery of healthcare facilities is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (4 Mar 2014)

Alex White: Delivery of healthcare facilities is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Waiting Lists (4 Mar 2014)

Alex White: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Mar 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 (4 Mar 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: Medicinal Products Supply (4 Mar 2014)

Alex White: There is no legislation or agreement that deals with the quantity of prescription tablets to be included in a monthly pack. This is at the discretion of the marketing authorisation holders. The standard industry practice across Europe is for prescription tablets to be packaged in sizes of 28, as this number has been found to be convenient for patients. Where the quantity of a preparation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (4 Mar 2014)

Alex White: The HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Service has received, in the period since the centralisation of medical card/GP visit card processing (July 2011) to date, a total of 1,226,150 medical card/GP visit card applications. This total includes both new applications and renewal/review applications. In this period, there has been an overall 98.93% completion rate for the total number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (4 Mar 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: Orthodontic Services Provision (4 Mar 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: Orthodontic Services Provision (4 Mar 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: Medical Card Reviews (4 Mar 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: Prescription Charges (4 Mar 2014)

Alex White: As was announced in Budget 2014, it has become necessary to increase the prescription charge due to the very difficult and challenging economic environment which requires the Government to achieve additional savings in health expenditure of €666 million in 2014. The increase in prescription charges will account for €43 million of this target. The Government is committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Mar 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 (4 Mar 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 (4 Mar 2014)

Alex White: Under the standard means tested medical card scheme of assessment, which is not age dependant, savings or investments of amounts up to €36,000 for a single person and €72,000 for a couple are disregarded for assessment purposes. For savings or investments amounts over these limits the following calculation(s) will apply to determine the amount to be taken into account for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Mar 2014)

Alex White: Under the arrangements effected by the Health Act 2008, a revised system of assessment for eligibility was introduced for those 70 years of age and over, based on the significantly higher gross income limits rather than the standard net income thresholds. This advantageous arrangement for persons aged over 70 years has facilitated a much greater share of this cohort qualifying for a medical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (4 Mar 2014)

Alex White: The Government is committed to introducing, on a phased basis, a universal GP service without fees within its term of office, as set out in the Programme for Government and the Future Health strategy framework. As announced in the Budget, it has been decided to commence the roll-out of a universal GP service by providing all children aged 5 and under with access to a GP service without fees....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Mar 2014)

Alex White: Under the Health Act 1970, as amended, married persons automatically have the couple's gross income limit applied during the assessment process for eligibility for a medical card, regardless of where either spouse is living.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (4 Mar 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: Dental Services Provision (4 Mar 2014)

Alex White: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. It is being collated by the HSE and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.