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- Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (19 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health advises that the balance of scientific evidence worldwide confirms that water fluoridation, at the optimal level, does not cause any ill effects and continues to be safe and effective in protecting the oral health of all age groups. It is important that policy makers and the public have access to independent, evidence-based, expert advice on this...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Jun 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 (19 Jun 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 — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (19 Jun 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 — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (19 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, a general practitioner (GP) is expected to provide his/her patients who hold medical cards or GP visit cards with all proper and necessary treatment of a kind generally undertaken by a GP. The contract between the HSE and GPs under the GMS Scheme stipulates that fees are not paid to GPs by the HSE in respect of certain medical certificates...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Jun 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 — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977, the manufacture, production, preparation, sale, supply, distribution and possession of cannabis or cannabis-based medicinal products are unlawful except for the purposes of research. My Department is currently examining how authorised cannabis-based medicinal products for patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis may be legally prescribed by medical...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The table below sets out the information requested by the Deputy. 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 March 2012 1,758,774
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (19 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: There is a number of new therapies for stroke prevention which have been the subject of media interest in recent months. HSE Management has been considering how these new medicines can be introduced into clinical care pathways as and when resources become available. These medicines involve complex clinical pathway changes and the HSE is working to ensure that all appropriate arrangements and...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 699 and 700 together. My Department is currently considering the Irish Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists' proposal in consultation with the HSE and will contact the Society shortly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy as a matter of urgency..
- Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (14 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: The Forum on Fluoridation advised in 2002 that the fluoridation of public piped water supplies should continue as a public health measure. The Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health, which was established in 2004, monitors new and emerging issues on fluoride and its effects on health and related matters. The Expert Body advises that the balance of scientific evidence worldwide confirms...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (14 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Medicines must be authorised by the Irish Medicines Board or at European level, by the European Commission, before they are marketed in Ireland. A company wishing to market a medicine, makes an application including clinical trial safety, efficacy and pharmaceutical quality data. These data are reviewed by the competent authority and if the risk/benefit balance of the medicine is considered...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Jun 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 (14 Jun 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 Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (14 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: Section 11 of the General Medical Services (GMS) GP Capitation Contract, which was introduced in 1989, provides that the medical practitioner shall provide for eligible persons, on behalf of the Health Service Executive, all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general...
- Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (14 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Prescription Statistics: Prescription Statistics (14 Jun 2012)
Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 175 together. The numbers of prescriptions issued and items dispensed under the GMS and community drug schemes in each of the past five years are set out in the table below: 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Number of prescriptions issued 18,737,510 17,508,000 16,333,000 15,648,000 14,780,000 Number of items dispensed 70,890,230 68,186,000 66,950,000...