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Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (14 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has recognised the need to increase the level of consistency and standardisation in the way both early intervention services and services for school-aged children with disabilities, including autism, are delivered. The Executive is currently engaged in a major reconfiguration of its existing therapy resources for children with disabilities into...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (14 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive provides a range of community-based services aimed at ensuring older people receive safe, timely and appropriate care and treatment at the lowest level of complexity, and as close to home as possible. This means that people are facilitated and supported to stay in their own homes and communities for as long as it is viable, in accordance with the views expressed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (14 May 2015)

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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (14 May 2015)

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: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (14 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme is almost complete, and it will be finalised and made public as soon as possible. The particular issue referred to by the Deputy has already been brought to the attention of my officials and while it will be referred to in the review, it will require further consideration after the review is completed.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Payments (14 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Persons covered by the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme should not be charged for routine phlebotomy services provided by their GP, or the Practice Nurse on behalf of the GP, which are required to either assist in the diagnosis of a patient or to monitor a diagnosed condition. Furthermore, a GP is precluded from demanding or accepting payments, other than payments from the HSE as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy Implementation (14 May 2015)

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: Medical Card Eligibility (14 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: 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. There is no entitlement to a medical card for a person with a particular illness or medical condition. The Deputy will be aware of the publication of the Report of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (14 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Minister for Health has no such plans. The registration of births, deaths and marriages is a matter for the Minister for Social Protection. The provision of educational supports to people with a disability is a matter for the Minister for Education and Skills.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (14 May 2015)

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: Medical Card Eligibility (14 May 2015)

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: Medical Card Eligibility (14 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If the Deputy has not received a reply within 15 working days, willl he please contact my private office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (14 May 2015)

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: Medical Card Eligibility (14 May 2015)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (14 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As of the 8 May 2015 (latest figures available) there are 547 people on the national placement list for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme with an average wait time of 4 weeks. The budget for the Scheme in 2015 is €993m which reflects an increase of €54m from the 2014 position. The additional €54m was allocated to the Scheme as part of wider initiatives to alleviate the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (14 May 2015)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (14 May 2015)

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.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (13 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue which will become less of an issue in the future. The things we are doing for the over-70s and the under-sixes will provide reassurance for younger doctors and those in middle age who are prepared to come back from abroad. We can put other things in place such as the shared list. We have more women than men who qualify as GPs and the position is...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (13 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy is right. As we age, we develop more chronic conditions. In the context of the over-70s legislation, people suffering from chronic conditions are living a lot longer. As some of the over-70s already have GP cards, there will only be an additional 36,000 GP cards, whereas there will be 240,000 under-sixes in the system. The total number is not so great, but I agree with the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (13 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: We would all have preferred it to have taken less time than it has and we are still not at the end of the process. GPs have until the end of May to decide and even at that point I would not be inclined to bring down the shutters. Given that it is a significant change to the way GPs deliver the service, it is important that we allow a reasonable, albeit not unlimited, time for them to sign...