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- Seanad: General Medical Services Scheme (21 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: I thank the Senator for raising this issue and for her good wishes. The introduction of nurse and midwife prescribing is a significant change in nursing and midwifery practice. There is strong international experience that supports such prescribing as being effective and safe and as improving services to patients. Regulations specifying the legislative requirements and conditions for...
- Seanad: General Medical Services Scheme (21 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: I envisage a very strong role for nurses in the roll-out of health reforms. They will be critical to the development of primary care. As regards chronic disease management in the community, bearing in mind that we want to see a considerable shift in activity from the hospitals to the community, nurses will be the key professionals involved in delivery. I want far more nurses involved in...
- Seanad: General Medical Services Scheme (21 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: It is. As I stated, GPs are very well recompensed for providing the additional enhanced care for people in nursing homes. When an issue arises and where the patient needs medication, it is the GP that is paid to provide what is required.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Sep 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 (20 Sep 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The total cost to the HSE of fluoridation in 2006 was approximately â¬3.25 million. I am unaware of any correspondence from my Department or from a previous Minister stating otherwise.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The increase in costs in 2010 can be attributed to the implementation of the corrective actions identified in the audit.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Sep 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 — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (20 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: Clinical trials of medicinal products for human use are currently regulated by the European Communities (Clinical Trials on Medicinal Products for Human Use) Regulations, 2004. The operating procedures of clinical trials ethics committees are set out in Schedule 2 of these Regulations. These committees are required to be independent, consisting of healthcare professionals and lay members and...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Sep 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 (20 Sep 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 (20 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter is has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: In 2010 the HSE introduced a number of measures, including the suspension of prophylaxis treatment, to contain expenditure in the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS), which provides free dental services to medical card patients. Given the current difficult position of the public finances, the budget for the DTSS has been capped at the 2008 level of â¬63 million and it is not possible to...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 500 and 501 together. The Health Service Executive has stated that 345,806 persons over 70 years now hold medical cards and that 224 hold GP Visit cards. The Executive estimates that approximately 72,000 card holders in the over 70 age group are reviewed each year. Data on the number of medical cards withdrawn on a yearly basis is not routinely collected by...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Sep 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 — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (20 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The report of the EU Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) was published in June of this year is report has not made any findings of negative health or environmental effects concerning fluoridation of water. The SCHER Report states that a narrow margin exists in children between achieving the beneficial effects of fluoride in reducing dental decay and the potential...
- Written Answers — Drugs Task Forces: Drugs Task Forces (20 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: I propose to take Questions Nos. 507 and 508 together. In excess of â¬30m has been made available to Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces in 2011, of which â¬1.2m has been allocated to Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force and â¬0.96m allocated to Finglas Cabra Local Drugs Task Force. This represents a reduction in the order of 2.7% on funding available in 2010. Funding for the Local and...
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (20 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: Under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, the manufacture, production, preparation, sale, supply, distribution and possession of cannabis-based medicinal products are unlawful except for the purposes of research. I am aware that claims have been made in respect of the possible health benefits of cannabis-based medicinal products such as Sativex for patients suffering from certain conditions such...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Sep 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Sep 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.