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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Applications (6 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: General Practitioner Services (6 Mar 2013)

Alex White: I understand that a Level 2 General Practitioner who was based in Drogheda has just moved practice to Duleek, Co Meath and that his opioid substitution clinic will be held there this week. Approximately 35 people attend this GP for methadone treatment. I am advised that the HSE is working to put arrangements in place to again facilitate clients to be treated in Drogheda, if they so wish, as...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Applications (6 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Health Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: By 2016.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: I thank Senator Colm Burke for raising the matter. Ireland has the highest incidence of spina bifida in the western world so it is important that this issue be raised in the Chamber and highlighted. Spina bifida is a very complex physical disability and children with the condition have multiple problems as a result. The majority of children and adults with spina bifida have hydrocephalus....

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The best outcome is a permanent appointment here. There is a focus on achieving that now through the interview process. It is hoped a person can be appointed from the process in train. I will have to revert to the Senator on the timing in respect of obtaining the services in the interim of a UK-based paediatric urologist to provide a clinic here.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospice Services (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: I thank the Senators for raising this important issue. The Galway Hospice Foundation is a voluntary organisation. It was established in 1986 when a group of local doctors and nurses developed hospice services for Galway city and county. At present, the Galway Hospice provides inpatient, home care and day care services. Its activities are funded by a combination of public donations and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospice Services (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: I do not think I can go any further, except to reassure the Senator that these matters are being addressed. I would certainly hope that positive progress can be made on the issues the Senators have raised. I take the point raised at the outset in respect of what was said by the Taoiseach and his commitment. That reflects all our commitments in the context of the sad death of John...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 460 and 508 together. The Clinical Trials Proposal and the two Medical Devices Proposals (one on medical devices and one on in vitro diagnostic medical devices), are high priority proposals for the Irish Presidency and have been identified as two of the four priority areas for the Health Presidency programme. I am not aware of any concerns raised by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Review (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Ethics (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: Consultations by general practitioners with private patients are a matter of private contract between the clinicians and the patients. If the matter raised by the Deputy relates to a medical card holder and the Deputy has more information on this case, I will be happy to ask the HSE to investigate the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: It is a requirement under the Drug Payment Scheme that third party verification is received from the patient or patient representative and this is required in order to properly present a valid claim for reimbursement from the HSE's Primary Care Reimbursement Service. To further enhance accountability in this context, PCRS carries out regular checks on claims presented to them for payment.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 475 and 502 together. There are no plans to extend the list of conditions covered by the Long Term Illness Scheme. Under the Drug Payment Scheme, no individual or family pays more than €144 per calendar month towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines. The scheme significantly reduces the cost burden for families and individuals incurring...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Review (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services (5 Mar 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 Delays (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Underage Drinking (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 492 and 574 together. The submission concerned has been received by my Department; and in this context the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group report contains a range of recommendations to, among other things, reduce the consumption of alcohol in general. These recommendations are grouped under five pillars of Supply Reduction (availability),...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (5 Mar 2013)

Alex White: The A&E charge which is currently €100, is provided for by the Health (Out-Patient Charges) Regulations 1994 (as amended). The charge applies to persons attending Accident and Emergency and Casualty Departments subject to exemptions set out in these regulations, including medical card holders and those who have a letter of referral from a registered medical practitioner. A...