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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has been asked to examine your specific query concerning dental services in Castleblayney and to reply to you as soon as possible. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them. As this is a service matter, I have asked that appropriate HSE officials meet members of the Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: 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 (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: 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 Administration (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Applications for persons aged 70 years and older can be assessed both on the basis of the standard national assessment guidelines and on the basis of the guidelines for persons aged 70 years or over. Under the Health Act 2008, automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons aged 70 and over ended on 31 December 2008. Under the arrangements effected by the Act, a revised system of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Redwood Extended Care Facility in Stamullen, County Meath is part of the privately owned Talbot Group. The Health Service Executive (HSE), Louth/Meath Integrated Services Area engages with the Talbot Group via a Service Level Arrangement to provide residential and day services for clients with disabilities and complex needs. As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Director General of the HSE yesterday announced the appointment of Ms Leigh Gath as Confidential Recipient in respect of complaints and disclosures of vulnerable persons in receipt of HSE funded services. Ms Gath has been a fearless advocate and a champion for people with a disability for many years and will, no doubt, provide a strong and independent voice in her role. She will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: When the Nursing Homes Support Scheme commenced, a commitment was made that it would be reviewed after three years. The Terms of Reference for the Review are: Taking account of Government policy, demographic trends and the fiscal situation:- 1. To examine the on-going sustainability of the Nursing Home Support Scheme, 2. To examine the overall cost of long-term residential care in public...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: In line with recommendations contained in Future Health - A Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Service 2012 - 2015, the HSE is currently working on a Prospective Funding Model for Palliative Care which will assist in integrating and accounting for palliative care across all funding streams and delivery models. An Expert Group on Prospective Funding in Palliative Care was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Progress is continuing on the complex multi-year project to reform disability services, as recommended in the Value for Money (VFM) and Policy Review of Disability Services. Project governance and management structures have been put in place and, as the Deputy has indicated, a range of demonstration projects have been initiated as proof of concept. A total of 110 demonstration projects have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As of the 11th of December 2014 (latest figures available) there are 1,071 people on the national placement list with an average wait time of 12 weeks. My Department and the HSE are working to ensure that the resources that are available are deployed in the most effective way possible and deliver the best outcomes for older people. This will require an integrated approach across community,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: A medical card, as issued by the Health Service Executive (HSE), confirms that the holder is entitled, free of charge, to a range of Health Services, including: - A choice of General Medical Practitioner from those doctors who have a contract with the HSE; and - The supply of prescribed approved medicines, aids and appliances, subject to prescription charges. A GP visit card holder is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (17 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: 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 Centre Provision (16 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As the delivery of primary care infrastructure is a service matter your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (16 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has been asked to examine the specific query raised and to reply to you as soon as possible. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: 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: Disability Services Funding (16 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is fully committed to ensuring the ongoing delivery of vital services and supports to people with disabilities within available resources. The Health Service Executive's (HSE's) 2015 National Service Plan, including its disability services programme for children and adults with disabilities was approved by Minister Varadkar on 26th November, 2014. The detailed Operational...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (16 Dec 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: 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...