Written answers
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Department of Health
Health Services Issues
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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226. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a high level of authorisation requests for frequent eye examinations for medical card holders are being turned down in County Mayo; his views on whether subsequent referrals of some patients without request is breaching rules within the community optical services scheme which is underpinned by patient choice; his views on whether such a strategy is adding to Health Service Executive waiting lists and is contrary to the Government's policy of retaining patients in primary care for as long as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9802/14]
Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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Community Optometric Services are provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE has therefore been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
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