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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (14 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015 was enacted on 24th June 2015. Under this legislation GP care without fees will be extended to all persons aged 70 years and over in early August. This universal over-70s service will benefit about 36,000 people and will be provided under the existing GMS contract. Registration for this service will begin later this month.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (14 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015 was enacted on 24th June 2015. Under this legislation GP care without fees will be extended to all persons aged 70 years and over in early August. This universal over-70s service will benefit about 36,000 people and will be provided under the existing GMS contract. Registration for this service will begin later this month.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...to medical card and GP visit card holders.There has been no change to the list of special items of service under the GMS contract. This list of special items includes provision for the payment of a fee to GPs in respect of the fitting of a diaphragm, and related services. The current payment rates are set out in Statutory Instrument No. 277 of 2013, the Health Professionals (Reduction of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...100,000 children signed up for the new free GP service over the three week period since registration started. The second phase of introducing universal GP care will extend a GP service without fees to all persons aged 70 years and over in August. These measures represent major steps on the way to universal health care. By the end of this summer, approximately 800,000 people in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (7 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...GP is fully aware of the medications that any patient may be prescribed. This is entirely consistent with the gatekeeper role played by the GP in the delivery of primary care. As GPs receive an annual capitation fee per GMS patient, there are no extra costs incurred by such patients.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (23 Jun 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...€330m-€365m on the basis of the existing scope of the service, rates of payments to GPs and eligibility. In the absence of specific changes to the scope and content of the GP service, the relevant fee structure or the eligibility rates, it would not be possible for an additional exercise to yield a more valid estimate in respect of the remainder of the population at this...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...not enter into force until it has been registered in accordance with section 19.(2) An application to register a co-decision-making agreement shall be made in such form and accompanied by such fee as shall be prescribed by regulations made under section 27and shall be signed by both the appointer and the co-decision-maker ("the applicants"). (3) The applicants shall, at the same time as...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...with that provision, notify the Director that he or she objects to the proposed registration.(2) An objection under subsection (1) shall be made in such form and shall be accompanied by such fee as shall be prescribed by regulations made under section 27and may be made on one of the following grounds: (a) the appointer lacks capacity to make a decision to enter into the co-decision-making...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...she has a legitimate interest in inspecting the Register.(4) The Director may issue an authenticated copy of a co-decision-making agreement, or part thereof, on the Register on payment of the prescribed fee to—(a) a body or class of persons prescribed by regulations made under section 27for this purpose, and (b) a person who satisfies the Director that he or she has a legitimate...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...(“the applicants”) and shall be witnessed in accordance with section 14(7). (3) An application to register a varied co-decision-making agreement shall be made in such form and accompanied by such fee as shall be prescribed by regulations made under section 27. (4) The applicants shall, at the same time as making an application to register a varied co-decision-making...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...character of a co-decision-maker, (h) prescribing the bodies or classes of persons who may inspect the Register and receive an authenticated copy of a co-decision-making agreement, (i) prescribing the fees to be paid in connection with—(i) an application to register a co-decision-making agreement or varied co-decision-making agreement, (ii) an objection to an application to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (16 Jun 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...has been enacted all persons over 70 years who are ordinarily resident that do not currently have a medical card or GP visit card will be able to start registering for the GP service without fees in late July and the service will be made available in early August.

Seanad: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...their income must be assessed before they can access a GP without charge. Their dependants, including spouses or partners, under the age of 70 years will continue to have access to a GP service without fees where they meet the existing income limits. The Government remains committed to the introduction of a universal GP service for the entire population in line with the programme for...

Central Bank (Mortgage Interest Rates) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...the Government done to foster competition? It introduced changes to section 149 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995 via the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement Act) 2013. This section regulates fees and charges and the changes mean that it does not apply for the first three years of operation of new entrants to the Irish banking sector. There is some evidence of improvements in the...

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (10 Jun 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...for those aged over 70 which is based on a means test. Their dependants, including spouses or partners who are under the age of 70 years, will continue to have access to a GP service without fees where they meet the existing income limits. The decision to prioritise the over 70 cohort for the roll-out of the universal GP service had regard to the significant prevalence and comorbidity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (9 Jun 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The contract for the provision of GP services without fees at the point of access to children under six years was posted to doctors by the HSE on 30 April 2015. In the letter, the HSE requested GPs to complete and return the signed Form of Agreement as soon as possible, but not later than Monday 25 May 2015 in order to ensure their patients are able to register on their panel from early June...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Contracts (28 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The introduction of universal GP care for all children aged under six years represents the first step in the phased introduction of a universal GP service without fees. The new enhanced service will involve age-based preventative checks focused on health and well-being and the prevention of disease. The contract will also cover an agreed cycle of care for children with asthma under which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to introducing, on a phased basis, a universal GP service without fees, as set out in the Programme for Government. The Government has commenced this process in respect of all children under 6 years. The Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2014, which provides an entitlement for all children aged under 6 to a GP service without fees, was enacted on 25th July...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (26 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The contract for the under-6 service was issued to GPs by the HSE at the end of April, following the conclusion of contractual discussions and the approval of fees rates by Ministers. A substantial number of general practitioners have signed this contract to date. I am confident that there will be sufficient numbers of GPs participating to introduce the new service as planned. The HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (26 May 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...hold a medical card or GP visit card with all proper and necessary treatment of a kind generally undertaken by a GP. The contract between the HSE and GPs under the GMS Scheme stipulates that fees are not paid to 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...