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Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE is aware of the need to address orthodontic waiting times and commissioned an independent national review of orthodontic services to give guidance as to what changes will be desirable. The key issue highlighted by the review, which assessed services nationally, is that the Orthodontic Service should be fully integrated within the Primary Care Service. This is under consideration by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (17 Sep 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: Voluntary Sector Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Irish Wheelchair Association receives funding from the Health Service Executive (HSE) under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004. The HSE has a service level agreement with the Irish Wheelchair Association to provide services to people with a disability. The agreement covers the nature and levels of services to be provided by the Irish Wheelchair Association for people with a disability...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Asthma Incidence (17 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The National Clinical Programme for Asthma (NCPA) Model of Care was recently approved by the HSE and is now planned for implementation in accordance with the HSE's National Service Plan 2014 and work is currently ongoing by NCPA on an implementation plan for the Model of Care. The Model of Care details how physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals will work with engaged...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Sep 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: Disability Support Services (17 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to the provision and development of services for children with a disability, including early intervention services, within available resources. While these services are in the process of being reconfigured under the HSE’s National Programme on Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People (0-18 years), it is important to note that all HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (17 Sep 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: Long Stay Residential Units (17 Sep 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 Data (17 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The legislation underpinning the Nursing Homes Support Scheme requires each private nursing home to negotiate and agree a price for long-term residential care services with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) should they wish to be an approved nursing home for the purposes of the Scheme. This is a necessary feature of the scheme due to the commitment by the State to meet the full...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (17 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: 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: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (17 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 840 and 842 together. The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) provides financial support towards the cost of long-term residential care services in nursing homes. In 2014 a total amount of €938m is available for the Scheme. As of the end July 2014 (latest figures available) 22,162 people were being supported by the Scheme. The NHSS is already a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (17 Sep 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: Medical Card Eligibility (17 Sep 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: Hospital Facilities (17 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Delivery of healthcare infrastructure is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (17 Sep 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 Eligibility (17 Sep 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: Home Care Packages (17 Sep 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: Disability Support Services (17 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 851 to 853, inclusive, and 857 together. The Government is committed to the provision and development of services for children with a disability, including early intervention services, within available resources. These services are in the process of being reconfigured under the HSE’s National Programme on Progressing Disability Services for Children...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (17 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 854 and 855 together. Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 was commenced on 1 June 2007 in respect of children aged under 5. In 2008, the then Government decided, in the light of financial circumstances, to defer further implementation of the Disability Act 2005 and the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. However, in light of legal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Services Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Part 2 of the Disability 2005 Act, which was commenced on 1 June 2007, provides for an assessment of the needs of eligible applicants, occasioned by their disability, to be commenced within three months of receipt of an application and completed within a further three months. In 2011, the Department of Health and the HSE jointly commissioned the National Disability Authority (NDA) to review...