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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Apr 2012)

Róisín Shortall: There are approximately 60,000 people who receive medicines and appliances under the Long Term Illness Scheme and approximately 44,000 of these have diabetes.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Apr 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 (18 Apr 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 (18 Apr 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 (18 Apr 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 (18 Apr 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 — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (29 Mar 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 (29 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The figures are representative of the number of eligible persons that hold medical cards as of 1st March 2012, broken down by each Local Health Office area. DUBLIN SOUTH 24,969 DUBLIN SOUTH EAST 20,331 DUBLIN SOUTH CITY 34,040 DUBLIN SOUTH WEST 62,185 DUBLIN WEST 55,423 NORTH WEST DUBLIN 67,662 DUBLIN NORTH CENTRAL 43,138 NORTH DUBLIN 76,906 KILDARE/WEST WICKLOW 68,851 WICKLOW...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Mar 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 (29 Mar 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 (29 Mar 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 Services: Health Services (28 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The Programme for Government committed to reforming the current public health system by introducing Universal Health Insurance with equal access to care for all. As part of this reform programme the Government is committed to introducing Universal GP Care within the first term of office of this Government. Initially it is intended to extend GP cover without fees to persons with defined...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Mar 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 (28 Mar 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 (28 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Seanad: Rare Diseases (28 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Senator Burke for raising this matter on the Adjournment. The long-term illness scheme is a non-means tested scheme. It provides free medicines and medical appliances to people with 15 specified conditions. There are no plans to extend the list of conditions covered by the scheme. People who cannot, without undue hardship, arrange for the provision of medical services for themselves...

Seanad: Rare Diseases (28 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I appreciate where the Senator is coming from and I appreciate the challenges the diagnosis of a rare disease poses for an individual and his or her family. I do not believe the long-term illness scheme is the appropriate way to address some of these issues. The long-term illness, LTI, scheme relates to 15 particular chronic illnesses that affect significant cohorts of the population. The...

Seanad: Redundancy Issues (28 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Senator Cullinane for raising this issue. I am responding to the Adjournment on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton. The primary purpose of the redundancy payments scheme is to compensate workers, under the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2011, for the loss of their jobs by reason of redundancy. Compensation is based on the worker's length...

Seanad: Redundancy Issues (28 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I did not realise Senator Cullinane was raising a particular case. If he had given notice of that we may have been in a position to respond more adequately to it. If he is in a position to give me details of the case he raises I am happy to raise it with the Minister for Social Protection whom I expect will revert to the Senator on the matter.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: Under the former Eastern Health Board, it was the practice to provide psychiatric medicines free to all patients who attended an outpatient clinic for services regardless of their eligibility status. Such arrangements were unique to the greater Dublin area. In all other former Health Board Areas, similar patients were provided with psychiatric medicines in accordance with their eligibility...