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Topical Issue Debate: Access to Health Services (21 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: I also thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving us the opportunity to raise this issue. Mary is an example of someone on this waiting list. She is 46 years of age with three young children. She suffers from leukemia and her medication has a detrimental impact on the blood circulation in her legs. She is about to undergo bypass surgery as a last resort to save her left leg. She now urgently...

Topical Issue Debate: Access to Health Services (21 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The most bizarre aspect of that response was the comment that the Galway-Roscommon NCCP office is looking at the efficacy of this pump. Mr. Sultan, the head of the Western Vascular Institute, has published peer review studies on this equipment and an analysis of the 127 patients on the waiting list showed it is five and a half times cheaper to...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Bill and raise a number of pertinent issues, as previous speakers have done. It is important the legislation would address a number of anomalies. However, a number of other anomalies which I will bring to the attention of the Minister of State are not addressed. These gaps in the system deny people, especially people with incomes slightly above the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (21 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps taken to date to progress the north midlands wetland park project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14584/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (21 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent Council of Agriculture Ministers meeting on the common agricultural policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14585/13]

Other Questions: Ambulance Service (20 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: Will the Minister respond to the letter?

Other Questions: Ambulance Service (20 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: What about the ambulance base?

Other Questions: Ambulance Service (20 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: Hear, hear.

Other Questions: Ambulance Service (20 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: I am disappointed that the Minister did not give more specific information on the provision of services in the West. As he is aware, response times in the west are some of the worst in the country. Difficulties include the wide geographical spread and the lack of adequate resources. The Minister's counterpart in Northern Ireland, the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety,...

Other Questions: Ambulance Service (20 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: It is a pity the Minister did not answer the question I put to him. What mechanisms are now in place to monitor ambulance response times, in light of the fact that the Minister has now stated that he is not going to comply with the HIQA criteria? I am surprised that the Minister is not aware of the coroner's comments, not only because of the extensive media coverage given to them but...

Other Questions: Ambulance Service (20 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in the Health Service Executive West region since the introduction of standardised ambulance response times; the steps being taken to improve ambulance response times in the region; the way this is to be evaluated following the non implementation of Health Information Quality Authority standards; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Mortality Rates Report (20 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in publishing the report on mortality rates at acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13682/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Placements (20 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any provision exists for a person whose internship under jobbridge has ceased, due to the failure of the employer to offer the training agreed, to be treated as a new applicant for the scheme (details supplied) ; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13714/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (20 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans, if any, to close his Department's public office in Roscommon Town; the cost of any relocation and refurbishment of alternative office accommodation at the alternative location; the current number of enquiries dealt with by the office on an annual basis; the location the alternative public office; and if he will make a...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: An issue has been brought to my attention recently with regard to UK citizens who are holders of medical cards. What are the implications, if any, for UK holders of medical cards in terms of their access to the general medical service? Will they be liable for the same charge as anyone else? I ask the Minister of State to clarify the agreement between Ireland and the UK. Is a person who is...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: The circumstances will be same for UK citizens. At the moment they are legally liable for the prescription charge, just as everyone else is.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: I would like to ask a question on section 13. GP surgeries are extremely busy at the moment. They have a huge throughput of patients. When errors are made with prescriptions, the pharmacists pick it up 99.99% of the time. I will give the example of someone with epilepsy. When he or she gets to see a consultant, a prescription will be made after a series of trial and error uses of various...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: Section 7(3) is similar to subsection (3) for the next series in chapter 2 and provides that where medicines for the patient or person acting on behalf of the patient are being substituted, the patient has the option of not agreeing to the substitution. If we take that in the context of the reference pricing that we will come to later, it means that if a patient refuses to take the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: No.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)

Denis Naughten: Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin is correct that I am not questioning the professionalism of pharmacists. I believe they do an exceptional job. However, the difficulty is that in many cases what will happen is that GPs will prescribe the active ingredient and the pharmacist will fill the prescription based on the cheapest generic drug available. The pharmacist is complying with...