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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 Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The Irish Medicines Board (IMB) is the competent authority for medical devices in Ireland, however the IMB has no direct role in the authorisation of any medical device before it is placed on the market. Its role is to regulate the post- market surveillance of medical devices by working as part of a European network in order to identify emerging trends and safety issues and ensure that all...

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 again to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy as a matter of urgency.

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 Deputies are aware a number of difficulties arose with the processing of medical cards in the final quarter of last year. These difficulties gave rise to a very large backlog and long delays for both new applicants and medical card renewals. A separate significant backlog also arose in respect of medical card appeals. Reviews of the problems have identified a number of factors as to...

Primary Care Strategy (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The key component of the primary care strategy is the development of services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multi-disciplinary primary care teams, PCTs, consisting of general practitioners, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others. Following changes to team boundaries across the country to integrate with the HSE's new integrated service...

Primary Care Strategy (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I accept there has been much talk but little action on primary care over the past 11 years. More decisions have been taken on developing primary care over the past year than during the previous decade. I am pleased to say that the budget includes a special allocation of €20 million for primary care, which will enable us to recruit the equivalent of 300 posts over the coming weeks. That...

Primary Care Strategy (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The Deputy is mixing up staff and centres here.

Primary Care Strategy (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: It is a framework for smaller hospitals and not a strategy. However, we have a primary care strategy and I remind the Deputy that is an 11-year old strategy. We are taking that seriously now. That is why I am very pleased we can now proceed to recruit an additional 300 people in the health service. I am glad to say that this week the HSE is engaged in drawing up the job specifications and...

Medical Cards (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8 and 11 together. A number of difficulties arose with the processing of medical cards in the final quarter of last year. These difficulties gave rise to a very large backlog and long delays for both new applicants and medical card renewals. A separate significant backlog also arose in respect of medical card appeals. Reviews of the problems have...

Medical Cards (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I assure the Deputy that under no circumstances was any direction given or intentional decision taken to slow down the issuing of medical cards. I want to rule that out because allegations were made at the end of last year that somehow this was an intentional policy to reduce the number of medical cards. I refute that. In terms of what I stated in my reply, it would seem at this point that...

Medical Cards (27 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The agreement recently reached with GPs in terms of the processing of medical cards is a very welcome one and it enables a number of actions to be done. The first is to extend a person's eligibility in the case of vulnerable patients where they may not be in a position to do that themselves. The second is in regard to patients who are deceased. Their names are being removed from the panel...

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (22 Mar 2012)

Róisín Shortall: I have received a copy of the recent Report to which the Deputy refers and I have asked the Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health to examine it. The Forum on Fluoridation, which reported in 2002, advised that the fluoridation of piped public water supplies should continue as a public health measure. One of the recommendations of the Forum was to amend the Regulations regarding...