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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: My Department is aware of the stress that shortages of medicines can cause for patients and healthcare professionals alike, thusly mitigating medicine shortages and strengthening security of supply is the subject of several workstreams in my Department, the wider health service and across Europe. Ireland has a multi-stakeholder Medicines Shortages Framework in place, operated by our...

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: Pharmacy Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The company that markets Concerta XL (Janssen Sciences Ireland) has confirmed to Ireland's medicines regulator, the Health Productions Regulatory Authority (HPRA), on 6th June 2025 that this medicine portfolio (Concerta XL 18mg prolonged-release tablets, Concerta XL 27mg prolonged-release tablets and Concerta XL 36mg prolonged-release tablets) is currently marketed and available for supply in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental 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: 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 a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have asked the HSE to reply to the Deputy directly on this matter.

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices including reimbursement for specific indications; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Following lengthy negotiations under the auspices of the Workforce Relations Commission (WRC) an unprecedented funding agreement was reached in March 2025 which provided for a 9.25% pay increase for up to 40,000 community and voluntary workers equivalent to the Public Sector Pay agreement 2024-2026, a deal that also included an automatic link to all future public sector pay agreements to...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Medical Card provision is primarily based on financial assessment. In accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE, which assesses each application on a qualifying financial threshold. The issue of granting medical cards on the basis of illness or a disability was previously examined in 2014 by the HSE Expert Panel on Medical...

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 Strategies (10 Jun 2025)

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

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The recently published Programme for Government (Securing Ireland's Future) contains a suite of measures on medicines which my officials will seek to progress over the lifetime of this government. The State is committed to providing timely access to new and innovative medicines to all patients. Budgets 2021 to 2024 allocated an additional €128 million for new medicines, which has...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: HIQA wrote to me on May 28th to update on the timeline for completion of their final report regarding the review of hospital services in the Mid West region. This review will provide advice to me, as Minister for Health, to inform decision-making around the design and delivery of urgent and emergency healthcare services in the Mid West. Overall, the HIQA work on the review of urgent and...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Hereditary Cancer Steering Group oversees the implementation of the NCCP Hereditary Cancer Model of Care. The Health Service Executive (HSE) published the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic Medicine in Ireland (the Strategy) in December 2022. In alignment with Sláintecare, the Strategy outlines a vision for a sustainable, patient and family centred genetics...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: A Health Technology Assessment on RSV immunisation for infants and adults is currently being undertaken by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). The primary objective of this HTA is to provide advice to my Department, and the HSE, to inform a policy decision on the most appropriate RSV immunisation strategy for infants and or adults aged 65 and older. HIQA’s...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Health Information and Quality Authority HIQA published a rapid Health Technology Assessment (HTA) on immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Ireland on 13 August 2024. The rapid HTA provided an initial estimate of the cost of immunising different groups of infants and older adults for the 2025-2026 RSV season. It found that the cost of immunising infants would range...