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General Practitioner Services (15 Jun 2011)

Róisín Shortall: The provision of GP out-of-hours co-operatives throughout the country is an essential part of our health service policy of strengthening primary care services and ensuring that, to the greatest extent possible, care needs are met in the primary care setting. Out-of-hours co-operatives are now in place in all HSE areas, providing coverage in all or in part of all counties. The service can be...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 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 (15 Jun 2011)

Róisín Shortall: There is a standard form of agreement between individual General Practitioners (GPs) and the HSE for the provision of services to medical card and GP visit card holders. Such agreements are contingent upon an agreement between the Minister and the Irish Medical Organisation which has itself been varied on a number of occasions over the years, by agreement between the parties. In summary, the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 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 (15 Jun 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 (15 Jun 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 — Treatment Centres for Juveniles: Treatment Centres for Juveniles (15 Jun 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 in the next few days.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 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 (15 Jun 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 — Unfair Dismissals: Unfair Dismissals (15 Jun 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I am advised that the case referred to by the Deputy concerns a complaint to the Employment Appeals Tribunal under the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 to 2007 against an organisation which was allocated funding by the East Coast Regional Drugs Task Force to deliver addiction services in Wicklow until the end of December 2010. The implementation of the findings of the Tribunal are a matter for...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 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 (15 Jun 2011)

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

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)

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

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)

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

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 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 — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (15 Jun 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, the manufacture, production, preparation, sale, supply, distribution and possession of cannabis-based medicinal products is 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 for patients suffering from certain conditions such as Multiple...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)

Róisín Shortall: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, a general practitioner (GP) is expected to provide his/her patients who hold medical cards or GP visit cards with all proper and necessary treatment of a kind generally undertaken by a GP. Where blood tests form part of the investigation and necessary treatment of patients' symptoms or conditions, these should be provided free of charge to...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Jun 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 (15 Jun 2011)

Róisín Shortall: My Department has again requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive to arrange for a reply to issue to the Deputy on this matter.