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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: The Deputy should not be ridiculous.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Whose fault is all of this?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Why are we having these budgets?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Why are we having these budgets?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: That is the legacy of the Deputy's party.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: That is the legacy of the Deputy and his colleagues.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Who said that?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Quality Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 244 together. Fluoride may be added to public water supplies either in the form of hydrofluosilicic acid complying with the specification for that substance in Schedule 1 to the Fluoridation of Water Supplies Regulations 2007 (S.I. 42 of 2007), or in such other form as may be approved by the Minister for Health. The fluoride used in Ireland is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (24 Oct 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 (24 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 248 together. The Government recognises that the living costs of an individual living alone are more than half the living costs of a couple living together. This is acknowledged through the provision of the Living Alone Allowance and differential income limits for medical cards for persons aged under 70 years between individuals and couples. In...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Card Eligibility (23 Oct 2013)

Alex White: We will note what the Senator has said. Perhaps I might contact him separately to elaborate further on the thinking behind this approach.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Card Administration (23 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. Medical card processing was centralised at the Primary Care Reimbursement Service, PCRS, office from July 2011. This central processing is single national governance, with a central office location to replace the 100 locations used in the past. This national project provides for an enhanced service delivery to clients and a consistent and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Card Administration (23 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I thank the Senator. The opportunity GPs have to update the system is just one of the methods used to update the system. As I indicated, the HSE has the DEPS system in place and it should work. The involvement of GPs should be an additional safety net. The Senator is correct that the system should ensure updating occurs and that we should rely on GPs and others involved in the system to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Card Eligibility (23 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. Under the provisions of the Health Act 1970, the assessment for a medical card is determined primarily by reference to the means, including the income and expenditure, of the applicant and his or her partner and dependants. As set out in the Act, medical cards are awarded to people who are unable without undue hardship to arrange general...

Older Citizens: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Who said that?

Older Citizens: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Name one.

Older Citizens: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2013)

Alex White: The tone of the amendments proposed to this motion, if perhaps not the motion itself, suggests that the Government has been disproportionately unfair to older people. This charge does not stand up to any objective scrutiny. Of course it is possible for speakers to select particular reductions or cutbacks for special criticism. Given the scale of the fiscal correction that has been required...

Older Citizens: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2013)

Alex White: What about my question to Deputy Smith?

Older Citizens: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Should it be open-ended?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (23 Oct 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...