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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (13 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 (13 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 (13 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 (13 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 (13 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 (13 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 (13 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 (13 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 (13 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 Waiting Lists (13 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179, 180 and 189 together. 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. An individual's access to orthodontic treatment is determined in accordance with the Modified Index of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (13 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 190 together. Under Section 45 of the Health Act 1970, as amended, persons who are unable, without due hardship, to arrange a general practitioner service for themselves or their family qualify for a medical card. There is no automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons with a specific illness or disability. Under this legislation, the...

Topical Issue Debate: Prescription Charges (12 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Health (Amendment) (No 2) Act 2010 provides that a person who is supplied with a drug, medicine or medical or surgical appliance on the prescription of a registered medical practitioner, registered dentist or registered nurse prescriber shall be charged a prescription charge per item, subject to a limit per family per month and that this charge will be recouped from payment to the...

Topical Issue Debate: Prescription Charges (12 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I am not sure I can add a huge amount more to what I have already said, namely, that the scheme of the rules comprehends exemptions for specific individuals or categories of individuals. I understand what the Deputy is saying, including the argument made in her rejoinder. However, this would ultimately amount to an exemption with respect to a particular type of medicine or drug, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Availability (12 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Drug Prevalence Survey 2010/2011 reports on prevalence rates for illegal drugs in the general population, including young people aged 15-34. Bulletin 2 of the survey, which is available on the National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol website at www.nacda.ie, presents the prevalence rates in Ireland, by Regional Drugs Task Force area. Local and Drugs Task Forces operate a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (12 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 (12 Nov 2013)

Alex White: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (12 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988 (S.I. No 328 of 1988) requires pharmacies to maintain a controlled drugs (CD) Register in respect of all drugs listed in Schedule 2, including methadone. All entries must be recorded in a chronological sequence and in a manner which shows a running balance. Inspections are carried out by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) under Section 67 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (12 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: National Substance Misuse Strategy (12 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The Government recently approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse to be incorporated in a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. These measures are based on the recommendations contained in the National Substance Misuse Strategy report 2012. The package of measures to be implemented will include provision for: minimum unit pricing for alcohol products; the regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (12 Nov 2013)

Alex White: Outgoings in respect of mortgage costs against the principal family home are an allowable expense for a means tested medical card under the Medical Card/GP Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines. The assessment allows the full weekly/monthly mortgage payment secured against the principal family home and the following outgoings: mortgage protection premium; life assurance premium in...