James Lawless
Ceist:363. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if an outpatient urology appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6880/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraHospital Appointments Status
Ceisteanna (363)
Freagraí scríofa
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 follows an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the HSE, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.
In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
Question No. 364 answered with Question No. 356.
Mental Health Services Provision
Ceisteanna (365, 366)
John Brady
Ceist:365. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the status of a youth mental health Jigsaw site for County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6915/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraJohn Brady
Ceist:366. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a need for a youth mental health Jigsaw site in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6916/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 366 together.
As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services Provision
Ceisteanna (367)
John Brady
Ceist:367. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the clinical services of Jigsaw youth mental health services; the expected publication time; the reason for the delay in publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6917/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services Data
Ceisteanna (368)
John Brady
Ceist:368. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons on the waiting list for the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in County Wicklow at the end of December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6918/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Mental Health Services Data
Ceisteanna (369)
John Brady
Ceist:369. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons waiting for their first CAMHS appointment in County Wicklow at the end of December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6919/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Drugs Payment Scheme
Ceisteanna (370)
Brendan Howlin
Ceist:370. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the reason persons who usually collect blister packs from their pharmacy monthly now have to collect the packs weekly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6920/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
Hospital Appointments Status
Ceisteanna (371)
Peter Burke
Ceist:371. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) for an echocardiography will be expedited. [6936/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
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 HSE, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
Medical Card Data
Ceisteanna (372)
Lisa Chambers
Ceist:372. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number and names of medical products which were covered by the medical card but were subsequently not covered by the card in the past ten years; the number of persons with a medical card purchasing these medications with their cards; the reason for the removal of medication from the medical card programme; the estimated monetary savings made in each such cases, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6938/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
Hospital Appointments Status
Ceisteanna (373)
Mary Butler
Ceist:373. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when it is expected that a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an angiogram at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6942/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
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 HSE, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
Question No. 374 answered with Question No. 362.
Question No. 375 answered with Question No. 333.
HSE Data
Ceisteanna (376)
Fiona O'Loughlin
Ceist:376. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the HSE car park income for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6975/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
This matter has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
HSE Data
Ceisteanna (377)
Fiona O'Loughlin
Ceist:377. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the amount earned from the car park of Tallaght hospital in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6976/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As the question raised by the Deputy relates to a service issue, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
HSE Staff Recruitment
Ceisteanna (378)
Fiona O'Loughlin
Ceist:378. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the podiatrist positions for CHO7 have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6977/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
HSE Staff Responsibilities
Ceisteanna (379)
Fiona O'Loughlin
Ceist:379. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists employed in CHO7 who treat persons with medical cards. [6978/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
HSE Staff Data
Ceisteanna (380)
Fiona O'Loughlin
Ceist:380. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists in south County Kildare who treat persons with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6979/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
HSE Staff Recruitment
Ceisteanna (381)
Fiona O'Loughlin
Ceist:381. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the podiatrist positions for CHO8 have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6980/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
HSE Staff Data
Ceisteanna (382)
Fiona O'Loughlin
Ceist:382. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists employed in CHO8 who treat persons with medical cards. [6981/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Ceisteanna (383)
Fiona O'Loughlin
Ceist:383. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to include the purchase of EpiPens (details supplied) under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6982/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The LTI Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The conditions covered by the LTI are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes mellitus; parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria; haemophilia; spina bifida; hydrocephalus; and conditions arising from the use of Thalidomide. Under the LTI Scheme, patients receive drugs, medicines, and medical and surgical appliances directly related to the treatment of their illness, free of charge.
There are no plans to extend the list of conditions covered by the Scheme.
Medical Card Administration
Ceisteanna (384)
Fiona O'Loughlin
Ceist:384. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the HSE’s policy relating to persons over 70 years of age with medical cards who have been bereaved and the resulting change in circumstances means they no longer qualify for a medical card in their own right; if an allowance regarding income will be made in particular circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6983/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The HSE Medical Card/GP Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines for People aged 70 years and Over obliges that in the event of the death of a person covered who attains the over 70 medical card, the surviving spouse/ partner who is over the age of 70 years will retain the medical card for a period of three years providing that the death occurred on or after January 2009, that the surviving spouse/partner was aged 70 or over at the time of death and that he or she remains within the relevant income limits for a couple that are relevant to the period when the applicant is being assessed. At the expiry of the three year period, he or she will be assessed under the single person's income limits.
If the surviving spouse or partner is under 70 years he or she will be assessed in accordance with the General Medical Card/GP visit card scheme using the appropriate income limits.