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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (2 Oct 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: Magdalen Laundries (2 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Officials in the Department of Justice and Equality, the Department of Health and the Office of the Attorney General are currently working to draft, as a priority, legislation which will provide for a range of health and personal social services to be made available to former residents of Magdalen laundries. It is the intention that the legislation will encompass the comprehensive range of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (2 Oct 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 (2 Oct 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 (2 Oct 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: Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Issues (2 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Conscious of the reports of the Ombudsman regarding the legal status of the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Schemes in the context of the Equal Status Acts, the Government decided to close both schemes on 26th February 2013. The Government subsequently decided that the preparatory work required for a new travel subsidy scheme and associated statutory provisions should be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Oct 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 for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Oct 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 for direct reply to the Deputy.

Seanad: Fluoridation of Water: Motion (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I accept that. The only known side effect of optimal water fluoridation is mild dental fluorosis, a condition known about since the 1930s. Dental fluorosis is a cosmetic or aesthetic condition which refers to the way teeth look. It is not considered to be an adverse health effect. At the levels of fluoride present in Ireland's water supplies, any occurrence of dental fluorosis is very mild...

Seanad: Fluoridation of Water: Motion (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the previous speaker for the suggestion, but I think from the content of my speech the Senator will realise that the issue of fluoridation is under continual review. I thank Senator Mary Ann O'Brien for tabling the motion and I acknowledge that some Senators have a particular interest in it. Unlike others, I have been listening to the debate about fluoridation all my life. My...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Let me tell the Deputy about those aged over 70 years. As of 1 September 2014, the number of people aged over 70 holding a medical card stood at 332,872, of whom 5,078 held discretionary medical cards. Some 23,542 people aged over 70 years had a general practitioner visit card on 1 September, of whom 628 held discretionary medical cards. It is not the case that the system is not working,...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I am glad the Deputy has raised the issue because she understands it well given she was centrally involved in the review system and what we were going to do with primary care. I will not use the official script because she understands the issue so well. The income limits involved are €500 per week for a single person and €900 for a couple. Nine out of ten people aged over 70...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: This is getting not just urgent but ongoing consideration and it is being worked on. There is a great deal of work to be done but we are working on this continuously and it is considered an urgent issue. Despite the fact that we have been in the teeth of a recession, more people hold medical cards than ever before.

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter and I am pleased to be able to outline some of the current developments in pre-hospital service in the region. The National Ambulance Service is working to ensure the provision of high quality and timely emergency pre-hospital care services, using all available resources as efficiently and effectively as possible. As with any pre-hospital service,...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The recent referendum in Scotland highlighted many things, one of which was that the investment in individual citizens in Scotland is approximately five times more than the corresponding figure in either Wales or certain parts of England. We are not comparing like with like. We do not have the luxury of allocating funds to a greater degree to one area over another. The NAS has sought...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 to 98, inclusive, together. The needs of our older people are, and will remain, a very high priority for me and for the Government, and the resources that are available will be applied to provide the best possible mix of supports and services in a way that most effectively matches the needs and preferences of older people themselves, with a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Oct 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 for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (1 Oct 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.