Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:187. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if the mobility allowance is available to persons who are registered legally blind. [4773/14]
View answerMobility Allowance Eligibility
Questions (187)
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The mobility allowance was closed to new applicants on 26th February 2013. Individuals who were in receipt of the mobility allowance prior to 26th February 2013 are receiving the payment pending decisions on a new statutory scheme. The Government decided in December 2013 that the detailed preparatory work required for a new travel subsidy scheme and associated statutory provisions, including eligibility criteria and administrative arrangements, will be progressed as a priority by the Minister for Health, in consultation with other relevant Ministers.
Hospital Appointments Administration
Questions (188)
Sandra McLellan
Question:188. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for an appointment in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4558/14]
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The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2013, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the Health Service Executive, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists. In relation to this particular query raised by the Deputy, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.
Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Questions (189)
Brian Walsh
Question:189. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has been on a waiting list for urgently required orthodontic treatment since 2009 will be offered an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4560/14]
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The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to patients based on their level of clinical need. An individual's access to orthodontic treatment is determined against a set of clinical guidelines and priority is given to patients with greatest needs. The HSE has been asked to examine the specific query raised by the Deputy and to reply to him as soon as possible.
Medical Card Eligibility
Questions (190)
Michelle Mulherin
Question:190. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4566/14]
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The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has issued to Oireachtas members.
Medical Card Reviews
Questions (191)
Michelle Mulherin
Question:191. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4567/14]
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The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has issued to Oireachtas members.
Hospital Appointments Administration
Questions (192)
Jack Wall
Question:192. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a date for their operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4572/14]
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The management of inpatient and daycase waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that after urgent and cancer patients are treated, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Respite Care Services Availability
Questions (193)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
Question:193. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has not since mid-2013 provided respite services to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if regular respite facilities will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4573/14]
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As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.