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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...The Department of Health maintains regular contact with the HPRA regarding medicines shortages. Patients who have any concerns about availability of their medication are encouraged to speak to their GP or pharmacist.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Robert Troy: ...update on the strategic review of general practice and if the issues, identified in the Finance Bill 2024 which have adversely affected general practice, have been rectified, specifically regarding GP partnerships. [55712/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023) See 6 other results from this debate

...% suffered a significant drop in income, while the vast majority struggled with the additional cost of medical bills, prescriptions, travel and household bills. Almost 40% of working-age patients did not have a medical card or GP visit card. A survey among working-age stroke survivors found that 70% experienced a substantial reduction in income and over 80% faced higher costs. Second,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Martin Conway: ...commend the Senator. Hopefully, the legislation will pass through the Houses without many blips. That would be important. I also welcome the news that Lisdoonvarna in County Clare is to have its GP service continued. It was a big controversy when the local GP who had given decades of service, Dr. Collins, announced that he was retiring.Thankfully, as a result of the great work and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...non-availability of a school place. Current policy requires that any request for an overage exemption from ECCE eligibility must be supported by a letter from a medical specialist/social worker, not a GP/PHN, specifically recommending why an ECCE service would meet the child’s specific needs in a more appropriate way than a primary school. This requirement is not intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Jackie Cahill: 760. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for a person on a GP visit card to be assigned to another GP practice locally, in circumstances where they wish to change GPs but other GPs in the area are stating that they do not have spare capacity to take a patient on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54550/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (12 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...point of contact for older adults and a catalyst to signpost services on their behalf. Referral into the programme can be made by the older person themselves, or by a family member, friend, GP, carer, or member of their community. On referral into the programme, their Local Coordinator will carry out a home visit to conduct a holistic assessment of needs in the areas of health, housing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (12 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...charges have been abolished, saving people up to €800 a year. Free contraception has been rolled out to women up to the age of 30. Half a million more adults and children are eligible to access free GP care. We have just introduced state-funded IVF for the first time. The maximum amount that people now pay on their monthly medicines bill has been cut from €124 to €80...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: A number of significant developments were undertaken in the period concerned to increase the number of GPs working in the State and improve access to GP services for all patients across the country. The 2019 GP Agreement was rolled out from 2019 to 2023. The Agreement provided for significant increases in capitation fees for participating GPs, the introduction of new fees for additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...PrEP programme, managed by the HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme (SHCPP). At present, there are 13 public PrEP clinics in Ireland, four of which are located in Dublin, and 16 private/GP providers who are approved to prescribe PrEP, 15 of which are located in Dublin. Dispensing PrEP is free of charge, as are appointments at the public clinics, however, the private...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Dec 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...had been here, I would have asked a different question but since it is the Minister for Health, I will ask what is a very relevant question for many people. I recognise that a lot more people have GP cards now than was the case previously. I also recognise that with the abolition of hospital charges, the increase in the GP card threshold and the lowering of the drug refund threshold, the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...on the matter and we are concluding the drafting of the legislation. For the information of the House, as of 1 October last, there were over 1.6 million medical card holders and over 595,000 GP visit card holders. This means more than 42% of the population has access to free GP care, and rightly so. Eligibility for the cards was extended to all children aged under eight years from 11...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Dec 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...In addition to the personal details relating to the child's care needs as provided by the applicant on the completed application form (Dom Care 1), including the signed details from the applicant's GP/Specialist or other medical professional on this form, the applicant may provide any additional information or documentary evidence that is relevant to their application such as a medical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Stephen Donnelly: ...arrangements that unlicensed medicines are consultant initiated. However, whilst the original prescriber of Cariban® must be a consultant and specialist in the relevant field, the HSE will accept a GP prescription subsequent to the initial hospital prescription for approved patients. The relevant HSE circular regarding the exceptional arrangement for Cariban® is available at:...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. There is no prescribed ratio of GPs to patients and the State does not regulate the number of GPs that can set up in a town or community. Where a GP GMS vacancy is set to arise in a practice, the HSE is notified in advance and becomes actively involved in the recruitment process to find...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Holly Cairns: ...right is only too happy to fill. Deputy O’Gorman’s Department must reach out to communities with information, and engage. It must not consult but it must listen and address people’s concerns. If people are worried about GP services and school places, all of these matters should be within the Government’s ability to address. Capacity can always be increased in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disease Management (6 Dec 2023)

Mary Butler: ...by hospitalisation and treating associated complications. The Department of Health supports the HSE national clinical programme for diabetes in the planned delivery of diabetes services. The GP chronic disease management, CDM, programme, which commenced in 2020, includes type 2 diabetes as one of four chronic diseases in respect of which General Medical Services patients receive ongoing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

...medical first opinion practice. Most practices now have digital X-rays, ultrasound machines, endoscopes and blood testing machinery and the tests are done instantly. It is like a cross between a GP, an accident and emergency room, and a hospital, all merged into one. All of those costs have to be paid for, including staff, who also have to endure the cost-of-living increases and who...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...system, where I was in the voluntary sector working with children in the care system for 23 years. There are a couple of things that made it almost impossible to get children seen. One is that GPs were the only ones allowed to do a referral. We might get them a GP for the first time and the GP would not have a notion of who they were, except for their name and date of birth, but they...