Written Answers Nos. 87-91
87. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards, the number of general practitioner cards, and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis, as of 1 April 2016. [9328/16]
View answerThe cards numbers requested by the Deputy are detailed as follows.
|
Card Type 01/04/2016 |
Total Cards |
|
Medical cards |
1,735,483 |
|
of which granted involving discretion |
103,477 |
|
GP Visit cards |
444,139 |
|
of which granted involving discretion |
42,213 |
88. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) was not awarded a full medical card given that, within the guidelines, the person clearly qualifies for one, as can be confirmed by correspondence to the primary care re-imbursement service section of the Health Service Executive, dated 12 February 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9329/16]
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 recently 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.
89. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures that have been cancelled or postponed in 2016 to date, by public hospital, in tabular form. [9330/16]
View answer90. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures that have been cancelled or postponed in 2016 to date, by voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [9331/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 89 and 90 together.
As these are service matters, 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.
91. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of new nursing staff recruited in each hospital (details supplied) from April 2014 to April 2015, in tabular form; the number of nursing staff that left each hospital in the year to April 2015; the total number of nursing staff in each hospital in April 2015; and the net increase or decrease in nursing staff in each hospital in the year to April 2015. [9332/16]
View answerI have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up on the matter with them.
