Written answers

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Department of Health

Departmental Contracts

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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657. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out in an itemised way his Department's spending to date on outside contracts for legal and other advice on his proposed system of universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22653/13]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Government is committed to fundamental reform of the health system. This will see the delivery of a single-tier health service, supported by universal health insurance, which will ensure equal access to care based on need, not income.

My Department is currently preparing a White Paper on Universal Health Insurance which will provide further detail on the universal health insurance (UHI) system for Ireland. In order to deliver the White Paper, a comprehensive programme of work is underway to develop detailed policy proposals on the design of the UHI model for Ireland, the scope and composition of the UHI basket of services, and funding and financial support mechanisms for UHI. The work involved is complex and technical and demands a range of expertise. To date, the following expenditure has been incurred in relation to contracted services to support UHI design work:

Persons, Group,
Body or Agency


Contract Details

/ Advice Sought
Was advice
related to a
Capital Expenditure
Project ?

(Yes or No)
Cost
(€)
inclusive of vat
at 23%
Matheson Ormsby PrenticePreliminary Legal Research and Analysis - options appraisal of multi-payer health insurance models, duration of contract approximately one month        No    €6,150
Peter Smyth Management
Consultancy Ltd
Procurement process audit support in respect of a tender process for the provision of legal research and advisory services to the Minister for Health on the design and implementation of an insurance based health systemNo€2,152.50

It should also be noted that the Department has recently engaged specialised legal expertise to support detailed deliberations in relation to the design of the UHI model for Ireland.

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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658. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out in an itemised way his Department's spending to date on outside contracts for legal and other advice on his proposed extension of free general practitioner care initially to long-term illness patients and subsequently to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22654/13]

Photo of Alex WhiteAlex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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The legal advice on the proposed phased extension of free general practitioner care was provided to the Department by the Attorney General's Office and not through an external legal advice source.

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