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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: There are currently approximately 21,000 in treatment. The HSE will be commencing an independent review of orthodontic services in 2012 which will consider a number of service provision models. The outcome of this review will give guidance as to what changes will be desirable to provide the best possible model of care delivery, given the current resources available and expected future demand...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: General Practitioner (GP) out-of-hours co-operatives are an essential part of our primary care services and help to ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, care needs are met in the primary care setting. While there is no obligation on GPs to participate in co-operatives, GPs contracted under the General Medical Services Scheme must make suitable arrangements to enable contact to be...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: Separate reports in 2009 by FÁS, ESRI and the Competition Authority and in 2010 by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children referred to the GP manpower issue and stated that 120 training places per year were not sufficient to meet the demands of a growing and ageing population. They recommended that the number of GP training places be increased to 150. In July 2010, the number...

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 583 together. 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. I have established the...

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

Róisín Shortall: Other services such as allied health professional services may be available to medical card holders. According to current HSE figures, there are 136 women on their database who hold such cards. These cards were specifically designed and coded to meet the unique needs of these clients and were to operate under the same guidelines as all other medical cards. Introduction of these cards...

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

Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 and 587 together. The HSE has stated that between 1 July 2011 and 29 February 2012 Primary Care Reimbursement Service received 450,306 applications and renewals for medical cards. 39,552 of these renewal applications were from people over 70 years of age and 300,251 were from people under 70 years of age. In total, 226 cases of those over 70 and 4,118 cases...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 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. Question No. 547 answered with Question No. 14.

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 552 and 553 together. 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. The HSE is assessing the availability of resources to provide for the long term treatment with...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 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 (27 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 (27 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 (27 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 (27 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 (27 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 (27 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 (27 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 (27 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 — Cosmetic Products Regulation: Cosmetic Products Regulation (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The Irish Medicines Board (IMB) is the competent authority for the regulation of cosmetic products in Ireland. In relation to the tragic death of a 17 year old girl in the UK, referred to in the newspaper report, I am informed by the IMB that a link between hair dye ingredients and the girl's cause of death was not established in the pathologist's report. The UK authorities are however...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 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 (27 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.