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Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Order for Report Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I move amendment No. 2:In page 4, to delete lines 6 to 37, and in page 5, to delete line 1 and substitute the following:“(b) by the substitution of the following for subsection (3):“(3) The gross income limits for the purposes of this section and section 45(5A) are the following:(a) in respect of the period commencing on 1 January 2009 and ending on 4 April 2013—(i) if a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: Assessment for eligibility for an over -70s medical /GP visit card is based on gross income only. The general Medical Card/GP Visit scheme assesses medical card/GP visit card eligibility based on an applicant(s) net assessable household income less assessable outgoing expenses. The general scheme is not age dependant and is open to persons of all ages ordinarily resident in the state. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Availability (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The HSE provides opioid substitution (mainly methadone) in a number of treatment settings to meet the needs of individual drug users. These settings include: - primary care through GPs and community pharmacies; - treatment centres where opioid substitution treatment is dispensed on site; and - residential rehabilitation facilities.  Currently there are two Level II Community...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive (HSE) is working with the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) to progress Primary Care Centre Public Private Partnership. The NDFA as a centre of expertise will be responsible for the delivery of the Primary Care PPP programme on behalf of the HSE, including the management of the procurement phase and the provision of financial advice including a Value for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The prices of drugs vary between countries for a number of reasons, including different prices set by manufacturers, different wholesale and pharmacy mark-ups, different dispensing fees and different rates of VAT. The State has introduced a series of reforms in recent years to reduce pharmaceutical prices and expenditure. These have resulted in reductions in the price of thousands of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to those who have been assessed and referred for treatment before their 16th birthday. Orthodontic referrals are generally received via the Public Dental Service school screening programme. At the time of assessment those with urgent clinical need are prioritised. It should be noted that the nature of orthodontic care means that immediate treatment is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (26 Nov 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (26 Nov 2013)

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 (26 Nov 2013)

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: Health Services Staff Data (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: On 20 November 2013, 2,828 medical practitioners held registration as trained Specialists in the specialty of General Practice on the Specialist Division of the Medical Council's Register of Medical Practitioners. Holding registration does not necessarily mean that the medical practitioner is in active practice in General Practice at this time. On 20 November 2013, 2,408 general...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: At the end of September 2013, 246 General Practitioners (GPs) had obtained a General Medical Services (GMS) contract under the Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Act 2012. Details about the other aspects of the Deputy's question are not routinely collected by my Department. Therefore, I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: Most drugs and medicines which are paid for by the HSE are supplied to patients through their local pharmacist who, in turn, purchases them from wholesalers or, to a lesser extent, directly from drug manufacturers. There are no plans to alter these arrangements. The State has introduced a series of reforms in recent years to reduce pharmaceutical prices and expenditure. These have resulted...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: Under the provisions of the Health Act 1970, eligibility for health services in Ireland is based primarily on residency and means and medical cards are not awarded to any particular group of patients on the basis of a specific medical condition. However, the HSE has discretion to grant a medical card in certain circumstances. Medical card applicants who are unsuccessful following the means...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (26 Nov 2013)

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 (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: Assessment for eligibility for an over -70s medical /GP visit card is based on gross income only. The general Medical Card/GP Visit scheme assesses medical card/GP visit card eligibility based on an applicant(s) net assessable household income less assessable outgoing expenses. The general scheme is not age dependant and is open to persons of all ages ordinarily resident in the state. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (26 Nov 2013)

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 (26 Nov 2013)

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: General Practitioner Services (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: Under paragraph 11 of the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, a general practitioner (GP) shall provide for eligible persons, on behalf of the HSE, all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a GP and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which GPs cannot reasonably be expected to possess. Under paragraph 27 of the GMS contract, a medical...