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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Jun 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: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 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: Vaccination Programme (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Pharmacists play a crucial role delivering many important services to support the health of our communities, offering expert advice on illness, ensuring the safe supply of medicines, and delivering vaccines to the public. Pharmacists are trusted and are one of the most accessible healthcare professionals. Since 2011, pharmacists have been empowered to administer the seasonal influenza...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: My Department has put significant investment into the National Cancer Strategy and associated initiatives in recent years, enabling the further development of our national cancer services, and leading to improved outcomes for cancer patients. National Cancer Registry of Ireland data shows substantial progress being made to control the four major cancers (prostate, breast, lung and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Programme for Government contains a suite of measures on medicines, which we aim to progress over its lifetime. Access to medicines is the focus of a number of workstreams across the Department. A National Rare Disease Steering Group was established in December 2023. They were tasked with developing a new National Rare Disease Strategy. The Steering Group recently completed its work. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 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: Health Services Staff (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational issue, this PQ has been referred to the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. As of the 1st of June, there are 2,558 GPs contracted to provide services under the GMS Scheme and a further 629 GPs do not hold a GMS contract but hold at least one other contract with the HSE for the provision of health services. Where a person that holds a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 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. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare estate, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Jun 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: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare estate, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare estate, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Health(Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 was signed into law on 20 December 2018. Expanded termination of pregnancy services have been available since 1 January 2019. The Act allows termination to be carried out in cases where there is a risk to the life, or of serious harm to the health, of the pregnant woman; where there is a condition present which is likely to lead to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1535 and 1536 together. The Programme for Government committed to exploring the feasibility of a surgical hub in the north-west. I understand that a Business Case has been prepared by the HSE on this issue. The Business Case has not been submitted to my department for review and consideration as yet. Accordingly, I am not in a position to comment on its...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 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: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026 is under the remit of the Department of Children, Disabilities and Equality. As such this question is better directed to the Minister For Children, Disability and Equality.