Results 4,641-4,660 of 11,262 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (20 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Officials in my department are in regular contact with CORU regarding the matter of recognition of international qualifications for the health and social care professions which CORU regulates, including occupational therapists and speech and language therapists. CORU has made a lot of progress in improving both its recognition of international qualifications and its registration timelines,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for pricing and reimbursement of new medicines. The State has committed very substantial amounts of funds to the HSE to support new medicines (and new use of medicines) and continues to do so on an ongoing basis. Budgets 2021-2024 allocated dedicated funding for new drugs totalling...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (20 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The EU Tobacco Tax Directive is a matter for the Minister for Finance. The EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) is due for revision, and I, along with eleven other EU health ministers, recently called for the EU Commission to publish a comprehensive proposal as soon as possible. My officials have been engaging with the Commission's revision process for a number of years, which has included...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when hospital appointments and procedures are postponed. While every effort is made to avoid cancellations, they can happen for a variety of reasons, including capacity issues due to increased scheduled and unscheduled care demand, and unforeseen circumstances that may impact a service. Patient safety...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (20 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: Ambulance Service (20 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: Ambulance Service (20 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: Ambulance Service (20 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational issue I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (20 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The requirement for health warnings and information on the labels of alcohol products was enacted at section 12 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 on 17 October 2018. The Minister for Health made the Public Health (Alcohol) (Labelling) Regulations 2023 and commenced section 12 of the Act on 18 May 2023. That law will come into operation on 22 May 2026.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 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: Disease Management (20 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transfers (20 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: Medical Cards (20 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Eligibility for a Medical Card is primarily based on a financial assessment which is conducted by the HSE in accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The HSE assesses each medical card application on a qualifying financial threshold. This is the amount of money that an individual can earn a week and still qualify for a card. It is specific to the individual’s own financial...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 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: Medicinal Products (20 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Minister of Health recently announced that an agreement had been reached with the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) in relation to the Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) arrangement. Pharmacies have until the 1st June to sign up and, with the IPU's full support, it is anticipated that the vast majority of pharmacies will sign up. The Health Service Executive (HSE) is developing a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transfers (20 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: Medicinal Products (20 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Further in this matter Departmental officials are currently consulting with the Department's legal advisers on this issue and as previously, are not in a position to put a date on this.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (20 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.