Results 6,841-6,860 of 9,393 for speaker:Alex White

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (8 Nov 2012)

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: Misuse of Drugs (8 Nov 2012)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: 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: Drugs Payment Scheme (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: It is estimated that the cost of reducing the threshold for the Drug Payment Scheme from €132 to 120 per month per family would be about €12m per annum.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: 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: Drugs Payment Scheme (8 Nov 2012)

Alex White: The HSE has been asked to examine this case as a matter of urgency and to reply to the Deputy.

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: Was that the case? I hope Senator O'Sullivan managed to recover from it reasonably quickly. Anyway, the Senator made an important point. Alcohol is no ordinary commodity, as the title of the famous study put it. It should not have the same level and ease of access as other products. This general viewpoint has been shared across the board. The question is how we put that into practice...

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: It has been useful to me that the Seanad scheduled a debate on this issue. I assure Members I have taken note of all that has been said on this pressing issue. Members have been very clear on the harm alcohol misuse causes. The national substance misuse steering group's report has been the key in provoking this debate along with the work of the Seanad and the health committee. We have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 199 together. 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 respect of which it is satisfied that all the medicinal products which fall into a group of interchangeable medicinal products are, for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I fully support the principle of delivering health services to patients in the most appropriate setting. There is a growing interest in the "self care" agenda and it is acknowledged that pharmacists have a key role to play in the treatment of minor ailments. A recent example of extending the pharmacist role is pharmacist participation in the roll-out of the seasonal 'flu vaccination...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: 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: Medicinal Products (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I take it that the Deputy is referring to drugs which no longer have patent protection. The prices of such drugs vary between countries for a number of reasons, including different prices set by manufacturers, different wholesale and pharmacy mark-ups, different dispensing fees and different rates of VAT. Following intensive negotiations with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (7 Nov 2012)

Alex White: In the current financial environment the Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing a challenge to deliver services in a way that will minimise any adverse impact on patients and continue to protect, as far as possible, the most vulnerable citizens. Unfortunately, it has become necessary for the HSE to suspend certain products from its list of reimbursable items, including glucosamine. ...

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion [Private Members] (6 Nov 2012)

Alex White: Not you.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Alex White: When the Nursing Homes Support Scheme commenced in October 2009, a commitment was made that it would be reviewed after three years. The reason for allowing this period to elapse is to ensure that trends and statistics will be available in order to inform the work. A public consultation process to inform the review concluded in mid-July. The issues raised by the Deputy in the details supplied...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (6 Nov 2012)

Alex White: In line with the National Drugs Strategy, the Government is committed to continuing support for initiatives to tackle the drug problem, including programmes to help young parents overcome addiction. Coolmine Therapeutic Community (CTC) receives funding from my Department and the HSE to provide a range of services, including a specific residential programme targeting women, many of whom are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (6 Nov 2012)

Alex White: Consultation fees charged by General Practitioners (GPs) to private patients, and to General Medical Services (GMS) patients outside the terms of the GMS contract, are a matter of private contract between the clinicians and the patients. While the Minister for Health has no role in relation to such fees, it is expected that clinicians would have regard to the overall economic situation in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Review (6 Nov 2012)

Alex White: Persons that are issued a medical card have a legal obligation under the Health Act 1970 to inform the HSE when they may no longer be entitled to hold a medical card. One requirement for the medical card is that the person is ordinarily resident in the State. Where a medical card is invalidated by the holder's circumstances, but the card holder has not informed the HSE, the State continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Alex White: 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: Departmental Bodies (6 Nov 2012)

Alex White: The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 was published on the 13th of July 2012. The Bill completed its passage through the Seanad on Wednesday, the 19th of September, and is currently continuing its passage through the Dáil. An Implementation Group on Generic Substitution and Reference Pricing has been established and it held its inaugural meeting on the 9th of...