Written Answers Nos. 706-720
706. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if she will confirm that women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 will be categorised as high risk and priority patients, as stated in the response received from the Health Service Executive; when they can expect to be categorised as such; and if they will be informed of this change. [37656/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
707. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if dental treatment services scheme contractors will be informed that women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 will be categorised as high-risk and priority patients, as stated in correspondence from the Health Service Executive. [37657/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
708. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, how women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 can all be categorised as high-risk and priority patients, given that the dental treatment services scheme's standard operating procedure (details below) states otherwise. [37658/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
709. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 and who do not have untreated dental disease, or for whom the treatment of dental disease does not pose significant health problems, will still be categorised as high-risk and priority patients. [37659/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
710. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, the arrangements being put in place in other areas of the Health Service Executive where women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 are being categorised as high-risk and priority patients. [37660/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
711. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if arrangements are in place in other areas of the Health Service Executive where women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 are being categorised as high-risk and priority patients; and if the women in question have been informed that this system is in place. [37661/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
712. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if he will clarify the statement that women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 will have access to the full range of dental services available prior to 2010, as stated in a letter from the Health Service Executive. [37662/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
713. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if he will clarify the statement that women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 are being assessed on a case-by-case basis by the dental service of the Health Service Executive regarding complex care needs, given their possible phobias and complex care issues, as stated in correspondence from the Health Service Executive. [37663/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
714. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 have been informed that they can be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the dental service of the Health Service Executive regarding complex care needs, in view of their possible phobias and complex care issues, as stated in a letter from the Health Service Executive. [37664/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
715. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, the steps women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 need to take in order to be assessed by the dental service of the Health Service Executive in respect of complex care needs regarding possible phobias and complex care issues, as stated in a letter from the Health Service Executive. [37665/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
716. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, the criteria involved in the case-by-case assessments carried out by the dental service of the Health Service Executive in respect of complex care needs regarding possible phobias and complex care issues, as stated in a letter from the Health Service Executive. [37666/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
717. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015, and who have phobias and require sedation because of such phobias, will be placed on a waiting list, or if they will be treated as high-risk and priority patients. [37667/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
718. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, the meaning of enhanced care for women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015, as stated in correspondence from the Health Service Executive. [37668/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
719. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if the enhanced care for women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015, as stated in correspondence from the Health Service Executive, includes free emergency dental treatment, once the free annual examination has been used, or if women will be required to pay an emergency fee on attending. [37669/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
720. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if the enhanced care for women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015, as stated in correspondence from the Health Service Executive, includes treatment for emergencies, such as pain after an extraction. [37670/15]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.
