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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (9 Oct 2013)

Alex White: The HSE collates data on a national level in relation to waiting times, and not at a lower level. The Primary Care Reimbursement Service aims to process all complete medical card applications within 15 days and is currently processing 94.5% of applications within that time frame. The length of time that it takes for a client to receive a decision on their medical card application depends...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (9 Oct 2013)

Alex White: My Department and the HSE have implemented a medicines pricing policy which aims to reduce the prices for medicines/improve value for money whilst also maintaining continuity of supply and availability of essential medicines. These aims are balanced in an attempt to maximise public health gain from available resources. As part of the pricing policies there has been a price freeze (i.e. no...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Regional Service Plans (9 Oct 2013)

Alex White: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Deputy Fleming said it.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I would be quite happy to hear from Deputy Healy in respect of cases that are not being addressed in the manner that I am saying they are. For all of these reasons, I commend the amendment to the House. There is no such thing as a medical card on medical grounds. Our system has never awarded medical cards on those grounds. Obviously, Deputies have an issue with the operation of...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)

Alex White: Deputies will note that the former Ombudsman was recently reported in the newspapers as stating that her officials' examinations of complaints about the removal of discretionary medical cards revealed nothing substantial had changed in regard to the regulations that applied. We do, of course, need to ensure that those most in need can qualify for the service. We also have an obligation...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)

Alex White: We have to request information in order to assess whether an individual's situation has changed. I do not think there is any improper or objectionable to the HSE writing people to ask for information in order to assess whether their position has changed. Deputies have raised a number of individual cases. I accept they did so entirely in good faith. I encourage them to use the dedicated...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "notes that: -- there has been no change to the manner in which discretionary medical cards are awarded; -- there is no target set in the Health Service Executive (HSE) National Service Plan to reduce the number of discretionary medical cards; -- of the 24,000 reduction in discretionary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (8 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 Appeals (8 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 Appeals (8 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: Primary Care Services Provision (8 Oct 2013)

Alex White: The HSE is responsible for the administration of the primary care schemes, therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (8 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 527 and 555 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (8 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 Applications (8 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 Appeals (8 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: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (8 Oct 2013)

Alex White: The classification of ADHD as a mental illness or not has led to issues of inconsistency in the application of eligibility in the Long Term Illness scheme. The HSE has undertaken a review of the matter and is implementing new guidelines which address the issues for ADHD patients fairly and consistently for new and recent applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (8 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 Reviews (8 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 Applications (8 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...