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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Some people would say, anecdotally, that appears not to be the case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: No, it is a fair comment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: How do we explain in some cases the delay in transfer of funds?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I concur as we have seen that happen. There seems to be a lacuna and it appears very convenient for one party to blame another. The consumer caught in the middle is being squeezed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Have those numbers been increasing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Do we have a profile in terms of age group of the people who have left the system? Deputy Naughten mentioned that in the context of growing the market, especially among young people. The Health Insurance Authority's newsletter issued last summer stated that 61,000 had left the system in the past year. Do we have a breakdown of that figure because we are seeing an accelerated exodus and we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: In terms of the 18 to 29 years age group and allowing for emigration, should there be a policy departure regarding that age group to stop the acceleration and to attract people back into the system?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Six other speakers are offering. I will call the Deputy later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: If that is the case, the Senator should not go there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Five members have indicated. Who will respond to the first three questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Is the lead-in time acceptable given the way the Dutch took their time to reach that point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Are we talking about five years or ten years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: That is fair enough.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Joyce for that informative presentation, particularly the section on the rate of acceleration of people declining health insurance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Our topic this morning is the health insurance sector. I remind members and those in the visitors' gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they have an impact on the recording of the meeting. To be fair to the staff and those watching the proceedings at home, mobile phones should be turned off. Our meeting today will be in two parts. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (24 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the progress of the CRFAM study for the River Lee and in particular the consideration of the flooding risks to Cork City; when the study will be finalised; when an action plan will be put in place to address the flood risks in Cork and surrounding suburbs such as Douglas and Togher; and if he will make a statement on...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (23 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the delays in processing applications for carer's allowance; the measures that are being implemented to reduce the time taken to process applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45708/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Strategy (23 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of primary care centres which are planned for County Cork; the current status and the expected completion date of each planned centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46243/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (23 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of primary care centres which have been opened in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46244/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (23 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of persons attending the primary care centres which have been developed in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46245/12]