Results 21-40 of 6,170 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The delivery of high quality, safe services is a priority within the Irish healthcare system. An integral part of this is the appropriate and timely reporting of adverse events when they do occur, including those that relate to medical devices. It is vital that our health services take steps to ensure adverse events are appropriately reviewed and responded to so that care and experiences for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Complaints Procedures (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Relevant officials in my Department could not identify any specific instances where concerns were raised by other families regarding cardiac device management or pacemaker-related complications at Children's Health Ireland. My Department is committed to improving patient services and having patient-centred care and there are robust procedures for complaints regarding the health service. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In the EU, medical devices are regulated by way of an EU wide framework. The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is the agency in Ireland with responsibility of regulating medical devices for the benefit of people and the Department of Health engages closely with the HPRA on their remit. The HPRA operates the national system for recording and reporting details of medical device...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There are currently no plans to establish a Patient Safety Commissioner role in Ireland. The Government established the National Patient Safety Office (NPSO) in December 2016 to strengthen the patient safety role of the Department and to provide national leadership for patient safety in support of the Minister. The Office was tasked with promoting policy and planning with regard to patient...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 provides a legislative framework for a number of important patient safety issues, including the mandatory open disclosure of a list of specified serious patient safety incidents that must be disclosed to the patient and/or their family. The Act was passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas and signed into law by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (8 May 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (8 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: Home Help Service (8 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: Dental Services (8 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: Medicinal Products (8 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: Hospital Appointments Status (8 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: Hospital Appointments Status (8 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: Hospital Procedures (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 446, 447, 448, 449 and 451 together. This Government fully acknowledges the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when hospital appointments and procedures are cancelled. While every effort is made to avoid these postponements of planned procedures, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that planned procedures and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I recently announced that from the 1st June 2025, the provision of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) products for the treatment of the symptoms of menopause will be provided free to women at the point of dispensing. The implementation of this measure will now include a dispensing fee for pharmacists. This is step forward from the Budget 2025 announcement which only covered the medication...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Food labelling in the EU is governed by the Food Information to Consumers (FIC) Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers. The EU Commission had indicated its intention to revise the FIC Regulation in respect of the following: Under the Farm to Fork Strategy, which is the agri-food component of the European Green Deal: (1) Introduction of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff (8 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As of the 30th of April 2025, there are 100 employees in the Department of Health who earn more than €100,000 with a total annual value of €12,071,291 The Health Service Executive has been asked to collate the data sought as soon as possible and it will be provided to the Deputy by them when available. The information in relation to the Non-Commercial State Agencies is...