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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (10 Dec 2013)

Alex White: ...population. As announced in the Budget, it has been decided to commence the roll-out of a universal GP service by providing all children aged 5 and under with access to a GP service without fees. The introduction of a universal GP service constitutes a fundamental element in the Government's health reform programme. The current Government is the first in the history of the State to...

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Alex White: Having universal access to a GP without fees is the best way of doing so. I am grateful for Sinn Féin's qualified support of the measure but I do not quite understand Fianna Fáil's position. I have no doubt that we will have further opportunities to discuss the matter.

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Alex White: ...Senator Colm Burke rightly praised the Government's planned approach to reforms. As I have said and shall repeat, my vision of universal primary care is one of full universal access to GP care without fees. It should be the norm for the entire population. However, there will still be a proportion of the population who will need funding for their drugs, and in many cases full funding for...

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Alex White: ..., the Senator brought a measure of balance to the debate by pointing out, as I have many times, that 93% of all persons over the age of 70 years will continue to have access to their GPs without fees. A somewhat lower figure, 85%, have access to a full medical card. If Senators pass this measure and it is enacted, 85% of all citizens over 70 years of age will still have a full medical...

Seanad: Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Alex White: ...to €700 per week, or approximately €36,000 per year, will continue to qualify for free access to a GP. A couple over 70 years of age with a gross income of up to €1,400 per week, or approximately €72,000 per year, also qualify for a GP service without fees. In addition, under the drugs payment scheme, DPS, the HSE will meet the prescription drug costs of older...

Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (3 Dec 2013)

Alex White: ...investigate any reported incidents of eligible patients being charged for services covered by the GMS contract. The Deputy may also wish to note that the Department of Social Protection pays fees to medical certifiers, who are mainly general practitioners, for the completion and issue of medical certificates for illness benefit and the completion of medical reports for various social...

Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (3 Dec 2013)

Alex White: ...specifically on an individual case. I can, however, assure the Deputy that there are certain types of letters and certificates which are comprehended by the contract and in respect of which fees should not be sought or charged. The Deputy was correct to focus on the use of the term "examination which is reasonably required" in the contract in the context of the certificate or letter to...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: -----without any replacement of any kind of access to GP care without fees.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: ...intention of the Fianna Fáil-led Government was in terms of medical cards for those over 70. We know its proposals did not even propose replacement with access to general practitioners without fees for those over 70. It was a blanket move from which it had to pull back and even when it set the eligibility rates, those who were excluded in that decision of the previous Government...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The prices of drugs vary between countries for a number of reasons, including different prices set by manufacturers, different wholesale and pharmacy mark-ups, different dispensing fees and different rates of VAT. The State has introduced a series of reforms in recent years to reduce pharmaceutical prices and expenditure. These have resulted in reductions in the price of thousands of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: ..., are then referred to the Medical Officer for consideration on a medical discretionary basis. The Government is committed to introducing, on a phased basis, a universal GP service without fees within its term of office, as set out in the Programme for Government and the Future Health strategy framework. As announced in the Budget, it has been decided to commence the roll-out of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (26 Nov 2013)

Alex White: ...older are assessed as ineligible under the over-70s income thresholds, they may be assessed under the general scheme of assessment to include any allowable outgoing expenses, such as nursing home fees.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Alteration of Eligibility Criteria) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2013)

Alex White: ...was the rationale behind the thresholds. With respect to what Deputy Kelleher said in his rejoinder, nobody disagreed with me when I said that the change is not contrary to the policy of universal GP access without fees because the GP card is not being removed from anybody. As is his entitlement, the Deputy is fond of pointing out what people said prior to the election. I recall that...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Alteration of Eligibility Criteria) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2013)

Alex White: .... The Opposition must do its job in that regard. I do not challenge the members in that respect, but we must get the facts straight. It is not contrary to the plan for universal access to GP care without fees because nobody is losing free access to his or her GP as a consequence of this measure because every individual who is moved from a full medical card will have a GP card. There is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Strategy (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: ...Health Insurance. As announced in the Budget, it has been decided to commence the roll-out of a universal GP service by providing all children aged 5 and under with access to a GP service without fees. Additional funding of €37 million has been provided to meet the full year cost of this measure. The new General Practitioner (GP) contract will focus on prevention and will include...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (20 Nov 2013)

Alex White: ...is responsible for the registration of pharmacists, pharmaceutical assistants and pharmacies and other functions relating to the education and training of pharmacists. These functions are funded by fees paid by registrants. The setting of fees for the pharmacy profession is governed by the Act which requires the PSI to make an application for ministerial consent to any fees that it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (19 Nov 2013)

Alex White: The prices of drugs vary between countries for a number of reasons, including different prices set by manufacturers, different wholesale and pharmacy mark-ups, different dispensing fees and different rates of VAT. The State has introduced a series of reforms in recent years to reduce pharmaceutical prices and expenditure. These have resulted in reductions in the price of thousands of...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Alex White: ...the medical service. Do we want to have universal access? Do we believe a properly functioning primary care service and health system should contain access to one's doctor without having to pay fees with all that can entail for improving one's own health, preventative health strategies and the management of chronic illnesses - all the things we have been talking about in this House for...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Alex White: ...for young children. By the end of next year, almost half the national population will have access to a GP, as the first point of contact with the health system, without the financial barrier of fees in their way. The Government is committed to introducing on a phased basis a universal GP service without fees within its term of office, as set out in the programme for Government and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Primary Care Strategy (13 Nov 2013)

Alex White: ...framework. As announced in the budget, it has been decided to commence the roll-out of a universal GP service by providing all children aged five and under with access to a GP service without fees. This will mean that almost half of the population will have access to GP services without fees. Additional funding of €37 million has been provided to meet the full-year cost of this...