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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (21 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: HSE Savings (21 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The centralisation of the medical card scheme, which enhanced the system architecture underpinning approximately 18% of the health vote, was delivered successfully and is now being utilised by the State to deliver a more efficient and cost effective service to eligible persons. Prior to centralisation, which commenced in 2011, some 450 staff operated medical card processing locally in 100...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (21 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The HSE has not received an application for FlexiSEQ to be added to the List of Reimbursable items under the GMS and other community drug schemes. On receipt of a formal application from the product's Marketing Authorisation Holder, a comprehensive assessment of the clinical effectiveness of the product and whether it represents value for money for the State, will be undertaken by the HSE in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (21 Nov 2013)

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 Eligibility (21 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The HSE's National Assessment Guidelines for a medical card or GP visit card state that the ‘exercise of discretion by the HSE, in favour of the applicant, should be considered where meeting the costs of services covered by a medical card or a GP visit card compromises the applicant’s or his/her family’s ability to meet the essential costs associated with: - maintenance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (21 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The development of primary care is central to the Government's objective to deliver a high quality, integrated and cost effective health system. The development of primary care centres, through a combination of public and private investment, will facilitate the delivery of multi-disciplinary primary health care. The delivery of primary care infrastructure is a dynamic process and must take...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (21 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: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (21 Nov 2013)

Alex White: There are no plans to extend the list of conditions covered by the Long Term Illness scheme. Under the Drug Payment Scheme, no individual or family pays more than €144 per calendar month towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines. The scheme significantly reduces the cost burden for families and individuals incurring ongoing expenditure on medicines. In addition, people who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (21 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 Reviews (21 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: Orthodontic Services Provision (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Dental Council created a Scheme in 2002 establishing orthodontic therapists as a class of auxiliary dental worker. To date there has been no registerable training programme approved in Ireland for orthodontic therapists. I understand that the Dental Council is completing its consideration of an application by Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Trinity College to accredit such a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (20 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 (20 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: Prescription Charges (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 200 together. As 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 with €666 million of savings targeted in 2014. The increase in prescription charges will account...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Death Event Publication Service (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Department of Health does not have responsibility for the DEPS service and therefore cannot provide the data requested by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the new eligibility rules for medical cards for persons aged over 70 years, announced in the Budget 2014. These rules will not take effect until 2014, after primary legislation has been enacted. The implementation date will be announced and publicised in advance by the Department and HSE. It is important to note that only one in ten over-70s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (20 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 Data (20 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: Medical Card Data (20 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: Medical Card Eligibility (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The HSE has not, to date, made any referrals to the appropriate authorities under Section 49 of the 1970 Health Act. Medical card eligibility continues to be held on the understanding that a person meets the qualifying criteria. In circumstances where the HSE receives information that proves, on assessment, a person ineligible to hold a medical card, eligibility is withdrawn.