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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

Alex White: If someone is slipping through the system-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Mr. Burke will deal with that. The HSE can only assess someone on the basis of the current situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

Alex White: It cannot go back and compare. It can only assess a person on the basis of the current application and means and whether his or her illness has an impact on his or her income.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I will try to be quick.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I will try to be brief and not repeat any of the points that the Minister has made. He has covered many of the issues. Deputy Ó Caoláin welcomed free general practitioner, GP, care for children aged five years and under. I welcome his welcome. There is a bigger point for the committee, which I wish to make without carrying it too far. In no area of public policy does it apply...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (17 Oct 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 (17 Oct 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 (17 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Under paragraph 11 of the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, a general practitioner (GP) is expected to provide his/her patients who hold a medical card or GP visit card with all proper and necessary treatment of a kind generally 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (17 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: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (17 Oct 2013)

Alex White: No decisions have been taken yet in relation to the allocations to Drugs Task Forces for 2014. The matter is currently under consideration. It is anticipated that Drugs Task Forces will be informed of their allocations later in the year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (17 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: Local Drugs Task Forces Remit (17 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together. The Deputy will be aware that I announced a series of measures arising from a review of Drugs Task Forces last December. These measures provide for the extension of the remit of the Task Forces to include alcohol addiction. However, as measures to address the abuse of alcohol remain under consideration by Government, I am not yet in a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (17 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 229 together. The Deputy will be aware that I announced details of a series of measures last December arising from a review of Drugs Task Forces in order to better equip them to respond to the current pattern of substance misuse. These measures included the extension of the remit of the Task Forces to include alcohol addiction and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (17 Oct 2013)

Alex White: The Government is committed to introducing, on a phased basis, a universal GP service without fees within its term of office, as set out in the Programme for Government and the Future Health strategy framework. As announced in the Budget, it has been decided to commence the roll-out of a universal GP service by providing all children aged 5 and under with access to a GP service without fees....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (16 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Fluorine is one of the most chemically reactive elements in nature. As a consequence, it is always found in combination with other elements. CAS number 16984-48-8 relates to the fluoride ion. Fluoride compounds have different CAS numbers, e.g.16961-83-4 for Hydrofluosilicic Acid (HFSA), which is used for water fluoridation. The fluoride currently used for water fluoridation is sourced as a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (16 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: Departmental Bodies (16 Oct 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (16 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 152 together. The number of medical cards awarded on a discretionary basis in the HSE Local Health Areas to date in 2013 and for year 2012 is set out below: - 1 Jan 2013 - 2 Oct 2013 Year 2012 Local Health Area Medical Cards (Discretionary) Medical Cards (Discretionary) Total Dublin Mid Lenister 12,444 14,661 Total Dublin North East 7,341 8,348...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (16 Oct 2013)

Alex White: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to those who have been assessed and referred for treatment before their 16th birthday. An individual's access to orthodontic treatment is determined against a set of clinical guidelines called the Modified Index of Treatment Need. Patients with the greatest level of need, i.e. Grade 5 or Grade 4 are provided with treatment. At the time of assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (16 Oct 2013)

Alex White: This information is currently being collated by the HSE and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.