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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Strategy (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The implementation of the Primary Care Strategy is an essential component of the health service reform process. The key objective is to develop services in the community which will give people direct access to integrated multidisciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other allied health professionals. At the end of September 2013,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (20 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. In 2012 the HSE embarked on a prioritisation exercise for Primary Care...

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

Alex White: I have sought further clarification on this matter and I will revert to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 213 together. Persons suffering from prescribed conditions, who are not already medical card holders, can get free drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances for the treatment of that condition under the Long Term Illness Scheme. There are no plans to extend the list of conditions covered by the Long Term Illness Scheme. Under the Drug...

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

Alex White: The Deputy may be aware of the recently launched HSE communications campaign designed to raise awareness of the rules governing eligibility for medical cards. Communications on the issue of medical cards will be enhanced to ensure the public has all the information it needs. The HSE continues to offer ongoing assistance to individuals with regard to their medical card eligibility and this...

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

Alex White: A person making an application for a medical card/GP visit card is subject to an assessment of eligibility in accordance with the Medical Card/GP Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines. The guidelines include a description of the documentary evidence that an applicant must provide in relation to each income type that an applicant receives. An assessment of means, essential to a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) is the independent statutory regulator of the pharmacy profession, established by the Pharmacy Act 2007 ("the Act"). It is charged with, and is accountable for, the effective regulation of registered pharmacists and registered retail pharmacy businesses in Ireland, which includes responsibility for supervising compliance with the Act. Section...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) is an independent, self-financing statutory body, established by the Pharmacy Act 2007. It is charged with, and is accountable for, the effective regulation of pharmacists and pharmacies in Ireland, including responsibility for supervising compliance with the Act. Under the Act, the PSI is responsible for the registration of pharmacists,...

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: Water Fluoridation (19 Nov 2013)

Alex White: Water fluoridation and the use of appropriate fluorides is a major plank of public health policy in Ireland in the prevention and management of tooth decay. In 2002 the Forum on Fluoridation, which was established to review this policy, concluded that the fluoridation of public piped water supplies should continue as a public health measure. The Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (19 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 (19 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Government recognises that the living costs of an individual living alone are more than half the living costs of a couple living together and that expenditure does not necessarily diminish relative to the number of people in the household. In that context, the over-70s income limit for a single person has been reduced proportionately less than the income limit for a couple. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (19 Nov 2013)

Alex White: Further to Parliamentary Question No. 1166 of 5th November 2013, I wish to confirm that one company has been paid for the supply and delivery of hydrofluosilicic acid and not two as previously advised. The hydrofluosilicic acid is sourced from Derivados del Fluor (DDF) in Spain and supplied and delivered by Chemifloc, a company based in Shannon, Co Clare. I apologise for the error which was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The HSE has commissioned an independent review of orthodontic services. The outcome of this review, which is near completion, will give guidance as to what changes will be desirable to provide the best possible model of care delivery, given the current resources available and future demand for services. The HSE has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy regarding orthodontic waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (19 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. I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy regarding waiting times for orthodontic treatment in Co. Louth.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Alex White: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (19 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: Departmental Expenditure (19 Nov 2013)

Alex White: Decisions in relation to the allocations to Drugs Task Forces for 2014 will be made known shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (19 Nov 2013)

Alex White: Implementation of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 which sets out Government policy in dealing with the drugs problem is being pursued across a range of Government Departments and Agencies. An annual progress report on the implementation of the actions of the Strategy is compiled. The 2012 progress report was considered in detail at the Oversight Forum on Drugs (OFD) meeting on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (19 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...