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Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2013)

Alex White: Sinn Féin did not take up the offer.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (21 Feb 2013)

Alex White: Opioid substitution treatment services, primarily methadone provision, are well developed in Ireland. In recent years there has been particular emphasis on the provision of services across the country, with additional services being provided in Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Cork, Tralee, Limerick and Dundalk. Over 9,500 people received opioid substitution treatment in 2012 through...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (21 Feb 2013)

Alex White: Medical card holders are required to pay a €1.50 charge per item for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists, subject to a cap of €19.50 per month for each person or family. Prescription charges do not apply to children in the care of the HSE or to methadone supplied to patients participating in the Methadone Treatment Scheme. There...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (21 Feb 2013)

Alex White: Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces receive annual funding from the Drugs Initiative of my Department to allocate to community based drugs initiatives in their areas. The North East Regional Drugs Task Force (NERDTF) covers counties Louth and Meath and also East Cavan and Monaghan. NERDTF has been allocated €956,508 in 2013 which supports 10 projects in the region. The Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Review (21 Feb 2013)

Alex White: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (21 Feb 2013)

Alex White: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (21 Feb 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: Water Fluoridation (21 Feb 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 and 251 together. The estimated annual expenditure by the HSE on fluoridation for 2006 -2012 inclusive is as follows: Year Expenditure €m(excluding VAT on hydrofluosilicic acid) 2006 3.25 2007 3.39 2008 3.56 2009 3.90 2010 4.78 2011 3.68 2012 3.52 The costs include hydrofluosilicic acid - the chemical used for fluoridating...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (21 Feb 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 (21 Feb 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: Drug Treatment Programmes (21 Feb 2013)

Alex White: My Department administers a Drugs Initiative, which primarily funds community based drugs initiatives supported by Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces. The overall budget allocation and actual expenditure for the Drugs Initiative for each of the years referred to by the Deputy is set out in the table hereunder. A detailed breakdown is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (21 Feb 2013)

Alex White: Payments in relation to doctors and pharmacies under the scheme are published annually by the HSE. The figures for the years 2007 - 2010 are detailed below. The 2011 and 2012 information is not published yet. Year Total Doctor Costs Total Pharmacy cost Total 2007 440,756,505 1,048,408,418 1,489,164,923 2008 475,174,715 1,145,291,632 1,620,466,347 2009 499,665,359...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (21 Feb 2013)

Alex White: The HSE, through the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS), makes payments to General Practitioners (GPs) for services they provide to eligible persons who hold a medical card or GP visit card. GPs are remunerated in respect of these patients principally on the basis of fees and payments set out in the Health Professionals (Reduction of Payments to General Practitioners) Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Task Forces (20 Feb 2013)

Alex White: My Department has allocated €50,000 to support community safety fora in the Tallaght Local Drugs Task Force area and a further €50,000 to community safety fora in the Clondalkin Local Drugs Task Force area this year. This funding will help to secure the long term sustainability of community safety initiatives developed by estate management groups in Killinarden and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (20 Feb 2013)

Alex White: Medical card holders are required to pay a €1.50 charge per item for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists, subject to a cap of €19.50 per month for each person or family. Prescription charges do not apply to children in the care of the HSE or to methadone supplied to patients participating in the Methadone Treatment Scheme. There...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (20 Feb 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: Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications (20 Feb 2013)

Alex White: The Programme for Government commits to reforming the current public health system by introducing Universal Health Insurance with equal access to care for all. As part of this, the Government is committed to introducing, on a phased basis, GP care without fees within its first term of office. Primary legislation is required to give effect to the Government commitment to introduce a universal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (20 Feb 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: National Drugs Strategy (19 Feb 2013)

Alex White: On 18 December 2012, I announced details of a series of measures arising from a review of Drugs Task Forces and the structures of the National Drugs Strategy. The reforms are intended to better equip the Task Forces to respond to the current pattern of substance misuse. The key changes include: - The role of Drugs Task Forces to be extended to include alcohol addiction; - A National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Feb 2013)

Alex White: The problem of the misuse of prescription drugs has been recognised at national, European and international levels. Through the framework of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016, the Department of Health is working in collaboration with the relevant statutory agencies to monitor the availability of controlled drugs, including prescription medicines, through illicit channels. The...