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Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (12 Dec 2012)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 228 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 €132 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: Pharmacy Services (12 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive is responsible for the administration of the General Medical Services Scheme and community drug schemes. The HSE has therefore been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (12 Dec 2012)

Alex White: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill, the Irish Medicines Board has statutory responsibility for establishing and publishing a List of Interchangeable Medicinal Products. In deciding whether to add a group of medicinal products to the List of Interchangeable Medicinal Products, the Board must be satisfied that each medicinal product which falls within the group: ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (12 Dec 2012)

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: General Practice Training (12 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The Postgraduate Training Committee of the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) has responsibility for the promotion and maintenance of standards of General Practice training in Ireland. The provision that GP Trainees experience a minimum of 120 hours of out-of-hours work under the supervision of a nominated trainer is contained in the ICGP's "Criteria for Postgraduate Training in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (12 Dec 2012)

Alex White: Under the Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Act 2012, a registered medical practitioner: (a) whose name is included in the Specialist Division of the register of medical practitioners established under section 43(2)(b ) of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, and (b ) who holds a current certificate of registration within the meaning of section 2 of that Act in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (12 Dec 2012)

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

Topical Issue Debate: Sexual Offences (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: I will add some brief references to the Government's policy as it relates to the issue raised by the Deputy. In March 2010 the Government launched a four-year strategy to provide a framework for sustainable intervention to prevent and respond effectively to domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence. COSC is the national office established in 2007, under the aegis of the Department of...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health and Suicide (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: I thank the Deputy for giving us the benefit of his knowledge and insight on this issue. His point regarding the importance of language is well made. I agree fully that care must be exercised in this regard, even in respect of the individual words and phrases used to describe particular situations. At the same time, we must take on board the reluctance people sometimes feel when it comes...

Topical Issue Debate: Sexual Offences (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. The role played by alcohol in acts of sexual violence is undeniable. A fact sheet published yesterday by RCNI details various aspects of this serious problem, and I have carefully considered its recommendations. These include a call to limit the availability of alcohol, a proposal that marketing of alcohol should be regulated, or better...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health and Suicide (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. Learning to live with mental health problems is extremely difficult, but, as the Deputy said, this difficulty can be compounded when someone experiences, at first hand, the prejudice caused by stigma. We know the stigma attached to mental ill health and suicidal behaviour presents one of the biggest challenges to prevention and that it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: Water fluoridation and the use of appropriate fluorides is a major plank of public health policy in Ireland in the prevention and management of tooth decay. In 2002 the Forum on Fluoridation, which was established to review this policy, concluded that the fluoridation of public piped water supplies should continue as a public health measure. The Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 448 and 461 together. An allocation of €20 million was set aside in the HSE's 2012 National Service Plan for approximately 250 Primary Care posts (including Public Health Nurses (PHNs), Registered General Nurses (RGNs), Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists) and 17 Integrated Care Diabetes Nurse Specialist posts....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The Code of Conduct for Pharmacists issued by the pharmacy regulator (the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland) requires pharmacists, amongst other things, to provide honest, relevant, accurate, current and appropriate information to patients regarding the nature, cost, value and benefit of medicines, health-related products and services provided by them. Every pharmacist has an obligation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive is responsible for the provision of sleep apnoea machines. The HSE has therefore been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue of delays as raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on this matter as soon as possible. In relation to the individual application concerned, 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 Eligibility (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: Under the provisions of the Health Act 1970, eligibility for health services in Ireland is based primarily on residency and means.There are currently two categories of eligibility for all persons ordinarily resident in Ireland i.e. full eligibility (medical card) and limited eligibility (all others).Full eligibility is determined mainly by reference to income limits, and is granted to persons...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive is responsible for awarding GMS codes. The HSE has therefore been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: The HSE National Audiology Review Group Report, published in April 2011, made recommendations to address inconsistencies and shortcomings in audiology services. These recommendations are currently being implemented and are expected to provide improvements in audiology services throughout the country. The Health Service Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Dec 2012)

Alex White: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill, the Irish Medicines Board has statutory responsibility for establishing and publishing a List of Interchangeable Medicinal Products. In deciding whether to add a group of medicinal products to the List of Interchangeable Medicinal Products, the Board must be satisfied that each medicinal product which falls within the group: ...