Results 15,621-15,640 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Treatment Abroad Scheme: Treatment Abroad Scheme (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Some vitamin B12 injections are covered by the General Medical Services (GMS) scheme. If the Deputy can furnish me with the details of the injection in question, I will have the matter investigated.
- Written Answers — Primary Care Centres: Primary Care Centres (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Dental Services: Dental Services (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Pradaxa is available under the GMS Scheme, the Drug Payment Scheme and other community drugs schemes for the prevention of blood clots in adult patients who have undergone elective hip replacement surgery or elective knee replacement surgery. Pradaxa has also been approved for the extended indication of Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation as a second line therapy in circumstances where...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 841 and 842 together. In furtherance of the National Drugs Strategy, my Department administers a Drugs Initiative, which primarily funds community based drugs initiatives supported by the Drugs Task Forces. The 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. Year...
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Details of budget allocations and expenditure by the Health Services Executive for the implementation of the actions of the National Drugs Strategy for the period 2007 to 2011 are outlined as follows. Allocation â¬m Expenditure â¬m 2007 101.867 101.867 2008 101.867 101.867 2009 102.067 104.867 2010 104.867 105.400 2011 104.000 91.149 In addition to services provided by the HSE...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 854 and 868 together. 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 855 and 869 together. The figures below give the cumulative total of medical cards issued at year end from 2006 to date. Date Number of Medical Cards End-2006 1,221,695 End-2007 1,276,178 End-2008 1,352,120 End-2009 1,478,560 End-2010 1,615,809 End-2011 1,694,063 May 2012 1,805,831 More detailed information sought by the Deputy is not readily...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 was published on Friday, the 13th of July and will be initiated in the Seanad on Thursday, the 19th of July. Implementation is dependent on the date of enactment.
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: 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 â¬132 per calendar month towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines. The scheme significantly reduces the cost burden for families and individuals incurring ongoing expenditure on medicines. In addition, people who cannot,...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Under the provisions of the Health Act 1970, medical cards are provided to persons who, in the opinion of the Health Service Executive, are unable without undue hardship to arrange general practitioner medical and surgical services for themselves and their dependants. The assessment for a medical card is determined primarily by reference to the means of the applicant and his/her dependants....
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 was published on Friday,13 July and will be initiated in the Seanad on Thursday,19 of July. Implementation is dependent on the date of enactment.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.