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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (21 May 2013)

Alex White: Dental services to children up to 16 years are provided by the Public Dental Service of the HSE. The service is targeted at children at key stages in their development. Children are given dental examinations and any follow-up treatment required at these stages. When required, emergency dental treatment is available to all children up to 16 years. The HSE has been asked to examine the specific...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (21 May 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 (21 May 2013)

Alex White: The HSE system does not currently record data in the format requested by the Deputy. However, I am advised that, in 2012, 5,620 appeals were received in relation to Medical Cards / GPV Cards, which is an average of 468 per month. The HSE is in the process of updating their systems for recording appeals cases which, when fully operational, will enable them to provide figures on a monthly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Application Numbers (21 May 2013)

Alex White: The table below details the number of Medical Card applications, including new and renewals, received in the HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Services per month for the year 2012. 2012 Total Applications Received (new & renewal) January 61,898 February 59,770 March 43,953 April 25,347 May 25,155 June 30,636 July 40,265 August 26,343 September 21,370 October 23,701...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (21 May 2013)

Alex White: Significant work has been undertaken on the drafting of four Statutory Instruments under the Misuse of Drugs Act with a view to, amongst other issues, introducing additional controls on certain prescription drugs being traded illicitly, including benzodiazepine medicines and z-drugs, and making it an offence to import anabolic steroids other than for medical purposes. It is planned to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (21 May 2013)

Alex White: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to patients based on their level of clinical need. An individual's access to orthodontic treatment is determined against a set of clinical guidelines and priority is given to patients with greatest needs. The HSE has been asked to examine the specific query raised by the Deputy and to reply to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (21 May 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 Drugs (21 May 2013)

Alex White: Pradaxa is available under the GMS Scheme, the Drug Payment Scheme and other community drugs schemes for the prevention of blood clots in adult patients who have undergone elective hip replacement surgery or elective knee replacement surgery. Pradaxa has also been approved for the extended indication of stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation as a second line therapy in circumstances...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (21 May 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: Medicinal Products Availability (21 May 2013)

Alex White: The following products for the preparation of thickened foods are currently available for the treatment of dysphagia on the GMS and community drug schemes: ^^ Products 81927 CLINUTREN THICKENER 300 G. PACK 82236 INSTANT CAROBEL 135 G. PACK 82249 NUTILIS POWDER PACK 300 G. 83039 NUTILIS POWDER PACK 670 G. 81109 NUTILIS POWDER SACHETS 12 G. 81512 RESOURCE THICKEN UP 4.5 G....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (21 May 2013)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive operates under the legislative framework of the Health Act of 1970, as subsequently amended. In the interest of probity, the HSE is obliged, irrespective of the age of the person, to ensure that a person’s eligibility is correctly recorded in line with the eligibility legislation and the national guidelines. The HSE aims to ensure that every person who is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (21 May 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: Alcohol Pricing (21 May 2013)

Alex White: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that real and tangible proposals are currently being finalised on foot of the recommendations in the National Substance Misuse Strategy report. These proposals cover all of the areas mentioned in the report, including legislation on minimum unit pricing which is about setting a statutory floor price per gram of alcohol. The Cabinet Committee on Social...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (21 May 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: Medicinal Products Supply (21 May 2013)

Alex White: In 2010 all medicines containing sibutramine, a prescription medicine used to assist weight loss were withdrawn in Ireland and across the EU due to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. The active substance sibutramine is however currently to be found in unauthorised brands of slimming products sold illegally on the internet either directly from abroad or imported into Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Asthma Programme (21 May 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 685, 699, 700, 702 and 703 together. The National Clinical Programme for Asthma, which commenced in 2011, is one of a number of chronic disease programmes established in the HSE’s Clinical Care Directorate aimed at bringing a systematic approach to changes in how services for patients are delivered. The HSE’s 2013 National Service Plan is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (21 May 2013)

Alex White: The HSE has responsibility for the provision and staffing of community health teams. Therefore, this matter has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (21 May 2013)

Alex White: My Department has been informed by the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) that it is in receipt of a market authorisation request from a manufacturer under the EU Mutual Recognition Procedure for a medicinal product containing Cannabis extract. This product is indicated for the relief of symptoms of spasticity for people with multiple sclerosis. Under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 May 2013)

Alex White: The Government is committed to introducing, on a phased basis, a universal GP service without fees within its first term of office, as set out in the Programme for Government and the Future Health strategy framework. This policy constitutes a fundamental element in the Government’s health reform programme. There has been no change to the Government’s over-arching commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (21 May 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...