Billy Kelleher
Question:151. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a medical card to all aged six and under. [42476/14]
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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.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
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Questions (152)
Billy Kelleher
Question:152. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a medical card to all aged eight and under. [42477/14]
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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.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
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Questions (153)
Billy Kelleher
Question:153. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a medical card to all aged ten and under. [42478/14]
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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.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
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Questions (154)
Billy Kelleher
Question:154. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a medical card to all aged 12 and under. [42479/14]
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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.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
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Questions (155)
Billy Kelleher
Question:155. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a medical card to all aged 14 and under. [42480/14]
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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.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
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Questions (156)
Billy Kelleher
Question:156. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a medical card to all aged 16 and under. [42481/14]
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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.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
Medical Card Data
Questions (157)
Billy Kelleher
Question:157. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a medical card to all aged 18 and under. [42482/14]
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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.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
Tobacco Control Measures
Questions (158)
Finian McGrath
Question:158. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received any responses to its formal notification of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013 made to the World Trade Organisation under the technical barriers to trade agreement under the technical standards process; if so, if he will provide the names of the countries that responded and share the concerns of these WTO member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42496/14]
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Ireland has not received any written requests for consultations from World Trade Organisation (WTO) members following the notification of our proposals as set out in the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014. The matter was the subject of discussion at the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade meeting on 18th June 2014 and at the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council meeting on 29th October 2014. The reports of these discussions can be found at http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbt_e.htm and at http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news14_e/trip_28oct14_e.htm. The matter is on the agenda for the Technical Barriers to Trade meeting scheduled for 6/7 November 2014.
Tobacco Control Measures
Questions (159)
Finian McGrath
Question:159. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the percentage of Irish persons aged over 15 years who were reported as smokers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42498/14]
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The commissioning of this Ipsos MRBI omni-poll is the responsibility of the National Tobacco Control Office (NTCO), Health Service Executive. As such, I have requested the information from the NTCO, and I will get back to you as soon as I have received this information.
Hospital Waiting Lists
Questions (160)
Denis Naughten
Question:160. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive an appointment for eye surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42501/14]
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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 2014, 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.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office which will follow up the matter with them.