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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Oct 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 Staff (7 Oct 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 Staff (7 Oct 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: Hospital Charges (7 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Department has an oversight role in monitoring and reporting on HSE expenditure, including monitoring compliance with budget and ensuring that funding is used to deliver the services intended. The Department has no role in sanctioning individual expenditure items of this nature. As the amounts paid for the use of debt collection agencies is an operational matter, this PQ has been referred...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (7 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Patient charges are an element of the overall funding envelope of the Irish health system. Some charges have been abolished in recent years, for example:Public hospital inpatient charges.Emergency Department charges.Other charges remain in place; these include:Out-patient charges.In-patient charges.Long-term stay charges.Certain cohorts of people may be exempt from some or all of these...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (7 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 594 to 596, inclusive, together. Patient charges are an element of the funding for the Irish health system. Charges have not been increased in recent years despite inflation. Furthermore, hospital Inpatient charges were abolished in 2023. Remaining charges include those for Emergency Department, Outpatient and Injury Units. Exemptions do apply for Medical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (7 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Regarding people who may choose to work into their late sixties, my Department has not been asked to assess the implications for public health. An ESRI Report from 2019 - The Ageing Workforce in Ireland: Working Conditions, Health and Extending Working Lives (ESRI, 2019) was published as part of the ESRI and the Health and Safety Authority’s (HSA) research programme, Health, Safety...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 599 and 600 together. I thank the Deputy for his questions in relation to medical evacuations from Gaza to Ireland. I can advise the Deputy that Ireland continues a strong tradition of providing humanitarian assistance including through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Irish Aid humanitarian and development assistance programme, and the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (7 Oct 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 (7 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As Minister for Health, I am determined to support our screening programmes, which are a valuable part of our health service, enabling early treatment and care for many people, and improving the overall health of our population. Currently, all babies (between 3 and 5 days old) are offered newborn bloodspot screening (generally known as the ‘heel prick’), which tests for nine...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (7 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: HIQA published their independent and expert review of urgent and emergency healthcare services in the HSE Mid West Region on Tuesday 30th of September. The HIQA report clearly identifies that the lack of sufficient acute inpatient beds in UHL and the Mid West region is the core issue that needs to be addressed urgently. The report presents three options for how to best address the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (7 Oct 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (7 Oct 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 (7 Oct 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; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Deputy for his question in relation to medical evacuations from Gaza to Ireland. I can advise the Deputy that Ireland continues a strong tradition of providing humanitarian assistance including through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Irish Aid humanitarian and development assistance programme, and the HSE Global Health Programme. In September 2024, a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (7 Oct 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 (7 Oct 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 Waiting Lists (7 Oct 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. The Minister for Health is prohibited 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 the particular query raised, as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (7 Oct 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; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (7 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.