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Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility 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. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (4 Nov 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: Orthodontic Service Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I have asked the HSE to investigate this matter and respond to the Deputy 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 Reviews (4 Nov 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: Palliative Care Services (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: My Department, in collaboration with the HSE, has carefully considered the issues raised and is now in the process of finalising a reasoned response to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children on the recommendations made. The response will issue to the Joint Committee very shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The legislation underpinning the Nursing Homes Support Scheme requires all private nursing homes and voluntary nursing homes to negotiate and agree a price for the cost of care with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) should they wish to participate in the scheme. This is a necessary feature of the scheme due to the commitment by the State to meet the balance of the cost of care over...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 671 and 697 together. The Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) test can be requested by GPs in certain areas at present but it is not yet available in all HSE areas; however, availability is gradually increasing nationwide. The HSE is not aware of any differentiation between public and private patients in public laboratories. If the Deputies require information...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals (4 Nov 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: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Nov 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: Home Help Service Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the Deputy's question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for investigation and direct reply. 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 up the matter with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Act Review (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to review the Mental Health Act 2001 "informed by human rights standards and in consultation with service users, carers and other stakeholders", and the Government and I attach great importance to this review. The review is a two phased approach, the first phase of which saw a Steering Group being appointed to review the provisions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter 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 Reviews (4 Nov 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 Reviews (4 Nov 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: Medicinal Products Supply (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The HSE received an application in February 2014 for the inclusion of Sofosbuvir, the first of a new generation of drugs for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (4 Nov 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 Reviews (4 Nov 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: Prescription Charges (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE is responsible for the administration of the GMS and community drugs schemes and has put in place procedures for the collection of prescription charges for nursing home residents. If a person is a resident in a Health Service Executive nursing home, the provider of the accommodation will pay the charge on the resident's behalf and will make the necessary arrangements for collection...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Funding (4 Nov 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 Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 708 and 709 together. The Fair Deal Scheme provides financial assistance for those who require long-term nursing home care, with residents contributing a portion of the cost in accordance with their means. This Scheme came into being by virtue of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009. Section 39 of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 states...