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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is acknowledged that many patients are still waiting too long for hospital appointments and treatments. I am conscious of the burden that this places on patients and their families. I published the Waiting List Action Plan (WLAP) for 2025 on February 12th, representing this Government’s commitment to reducing waiting times for patients and improving access to hospital care. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1110 to 1113, inclusive, 1116 and 1117 together. The table below outlines the agencies and bodies under the aegis of my Department, none of which are Non Governmental Organisations or NGOs. If the Deputy has any queries related to the operational matters for the bodies concerned, the contact details for each body are also outlined below. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Long-Term Illness (LTI) Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975, prescribing 16 conditions covered by the Scheme. These are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred it to the HSE for answer.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred it to the HSE for answer.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1123 to 1125, inclusive, together. The notification procedure for termination of pregnancy is set out in primary legislation. Under section 20 (1) of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, a notification of each termination of pregnancy carried out under the legislation must be notified to me, as Minister for Health, within 28 days of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Model of Care for Fertility was developed by the Department of Health in conjunction with the HSE’s National Women & Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) in order to ensure that fertility-related issues are addressed through the public health system at the lowest level of clinical intervention necessary. This Model of Care comprises three stages, starting in primary care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Deputy is aware, the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 was signed into law by the President on July 2nd 2024, having passed all stages in both Houses of the Oireachtas. The primary purpose of this complex and far-reaching legislation is to regulate fertility clinics providing treatment such as IVF (in-vitro fertilisation), ICSI (intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection) and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Department of Health officials engage on an ongoing basis with colleagues in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that we train enough graduates with the skills necessary to support the delivery of health and social care services and to develop a strategic approach to workforce planning for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Laura Brennan Catch-up programme ran from December 2022 to December 2023. Increasing vaccination uptake rates in the routine HPV vaccination programme is vital in order for Ireland to achieve elimination of cervical cancer by its target date of 2040. The World Health Organisation has set a target for all countries to ensure that 90% of girls are vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by the age...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Modernisation and reform of the health service through the digitisation of services across health and social care is a key policy priority for Ireland. The Programme for Government acknowledges this and reaffirms the commitment of Government to ‘work towards the full digitalisation of Irish healthcare records and information systems.’ Digital for Care: A Digital Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The national ePrescribing system is being developed as part of the wider ePharmacy programme and is being delivered under the remit of the Health Service Executive. The programme is established, an ePrescribing project team is in place, being led by experienced pharmacists and supported by the technology team. The project is preparing to go to market for a suitable vendor of the core...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational matter I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.