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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (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 Appeals (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: Health Services (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 Applications (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 Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Primary Care Reimbursement Service has a target to have 90% of properly completed medical/GP visit card applications processed within 15 days of the application having been received by the HSE. The current turnaround is 97% within 15 days. This refers to applications, again properly completed, that enable an assessor to make a determination on eligibility under the scheme. The length...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy. I have requested that the HSE respond specifically on the respite query from this individual and the request for a meeting with the HSE to discuss the position. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15...

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

Kathleen Lynch: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, GPs must be available to provide services in their practice premises or by way of domiciliary visits, as appropriate, for their medical card and GP visit card patients, for 40 hours each week. They must also make arrangements to enable contact to be made with them, or a locum/deputy, for emergencies outside of these hours. It is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (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 Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The contract between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and general practitioners under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme stipulates that fees are not paid to General Practitioners (GPs) by the HSE in respect of certain medical certificates which may be required, for example, "under the Social Welfare Acts or for the purposes of insurance or assurance policies or for the issue of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (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: Mobility Allowance (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Department is seeking a solution which would best meet the aim of supporting people with severe disabilities who require additional income to contribute towards the costs of their mobility needs, while remaining within the available budget and satisfying all legal and equality concerns. Conscious of the reports of the Ombudsman regarding the legal status of the Motorised Transport Grant...

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

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for 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 follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 794 to 796, inclusive, together. The decisions on which medicines are reimbursed by the taxpayer, are not political or ministerial decisions. These are made on objective, scientific and economic grounds by the Health Service Executive (HSE) on the advice of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE). The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory...

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: Medical Card Applications (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: Mental Health Services Funding (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Details of the overall gross non-capital mental health budget are published annually in the Revised Book of Estimates. Based on that information, the table below details the mental health budget for each of the years 2011 - 2013 inclusive: 2011 2012 2013 €712 million €711 million €737 million The estimated provision for mental health in 2014 is €766 million....

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

Kathleen Lynch: Section 5(4) of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 states that: "In the financial year 2009 and in each subsequent financial year the Executive shall, out of such monies as are available to it for that financial year from monies provided by the Oireachtas, allocate such amount as the Minister determines, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, for the provision of financial...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (4 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 806 to 809, inclusive, together. The vision for the Health Service Executive's Disability Services Programme is to contribute to the realisation of a society where people with disabilities are supported, as far as possible, to participate to their full potential in economic and social life, and have access to a range of quality personal social supports and...