Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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408. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on considering the further recommendations of the clinical advisory group including conclusions on the assessment of the burden of disease as agreed for implementation by the HSE and his Department. [53859/17]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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409. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has developed a burden of illness assessment tool. [53860/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 408 and 409 together.

The Clinical Advisory Group (CAG) was established by the Director General of the Health Service Executive (HSE) in January 2015 to provide clinical oversight and guidance to the operation of a more compassionate and trusted medical card system.

This group has been working on the development of the assessment form which will seek to capture the additional financial costs associated with an illness and which will assist the HSE in assessing an individual for a discretionary medical card.

The CAG is continuing to work on the development of guidance on assessing medical card applications involving significant medical conditions. As the group was established by reports to the HSE, I have forward the Deputy's question to the HSE for direct reply.