Written Answers Nos. 145-152
145. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health if an application to the Health Service Executive for a change of doctor in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be processed without further delay. [45653/14]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
146. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the revised approach to dealing with emergency call outs in response to serious road collisions whereby only an ambulance is now dispatched to assess the scene of the collision and a determination is then made to seek the assistance of fire brigade personnel rather than both ambulance and fire brigade personnel being dispatched as was previously the case; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this revised approach is negatively affecting the treatment of victims of road collisions because of the time lapse involved for key fire brigade personnel to attend at a collision and the loss of precious time during the so-called golden hour after a collision has occurred. [45656/14]
View answerAs 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 and my officials will follow the matter up.
147. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45664/14]
View answerThe 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 it.
148. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45668/14]
View answerThe 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 it.
149. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the number of medical officers and deciding officers in the primary care reimbursement scheme section dealing with medical cards for the whole country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45669/14]
View answerThe 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 it.
150. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the details of the response times for ambulances in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; if it is the case that ambulances are dispatched from County Galway to provide a service for County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45680/14]
View answerAs 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 and my officials will follow the matter up.
151. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a placement for nursing home care will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [45686/14]
View answerAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with it.
152. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to a centre (details supplied) in view of the number of referrals the centre gets from probation officers and that the centre's other sources of funding will run out at the end of 2014, following the disbanding of the charitable lotteries fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43824/14]
View answerThe misuse of alcohol affects the individual, the family and society. The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse to be incorporated in a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. These measures are based on the recommendations contained in the Steering Group Report on a National Substance Misuse Strategy, 2012.
The provision of services to prevent and treat addiction to alcohol is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive and as such, I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply. 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 it.
