Results 17,381-17,400 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Oct 2011)

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

Services for People with Disabilities (20 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Deputy Broughan for raising this matter. I am responding on behalf of my colleague Deputy Kathleen Lynch, Minister of State at the Department of Health, who is not in a position to attend today. I will bring Deputy Broughan's concerns to her attention. Under the Health Act 2004, the HSE is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal...

Services for People with Disabilities (20 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I assure the Deputy that all Ministers in the Department of Health are battling hard to ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, we can protect the health budgets in difficult circumstances. There is an attempt to ring-fence several critical areas within the health sector and that work is underway at the moment. I am conscious that St. Michael's House has experienced severe cuts in the...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (19 Oct 2011)

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 Oct 2011)

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 (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The medicinal product Xicil, which contains the active ingredient glucosamine, is not authorised for the Irish market. However, there are over twenty medicinal products containing glucosamine which are authorised for the Irish market. Pharmaceutical companies can apply to the HSE for products to be reimbursed under the GMS Scheme and other community drugs schemes. In order for a medicinal...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Unfortunately due to the current position of the public finances, it has been necessary to reduce the services available under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS). However the Health Service Executive (HSE) has measures in place to ensure that patients with special needs, high risk patients and those who have greater clinical needs receive priority for treatment. In addition, a free...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The Health Service Executive has confirmed to me that medical card applications for persons aged 16 to 25 years are assessed according to the Medical Card/GP Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines 2009 on the basis of the provisions of the Health Services (No. 3) Regulations, 1983 (S.I. No. 381 of 1983). As stated in my reply on 4 October last, in accordance with these Guidelines, persons...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2011)

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 — Addiction Services: Addiction Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by the HSE. I will arrange to have it forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Addiction Services: Addiction Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by the HSE. I will arrange to have it forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Addiction Services: Addiction Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by the HSE. I will arrange to have it forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Oral health services span Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Care Services including Acute Hospitals. The Public Dental Service (PDS) provides emergency, routine and preventive oral health services to children under 16 and people of all ages with special needs. Oral health care is provided to medical card holders by dental practitioners contracted by the HSE under the Dental Treatment Services...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: A cost benefit analysis comparing the cost of preventative dental health care and emergency dental care was not carried out in advance of budget 2010. Unfortunately it was deemed necessary to reduce the services available under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) at that time due to the difficult position of the public finances.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (18 Oct 2011)

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 Oct 2011)

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 Oct 2011)

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 Oct 2011)

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 Oct 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I have requested the Health Service Executive to furnish a full report on this case. I will revert to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.