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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In relation to the particular query raised, 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 (19 Mar 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: Emergency Departments (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1641 and 1642 together. As the Deputy is aware, the HSE has proposed a process of planned service changes at Our Lady's Hospital Navan and has advised that these changes are necessary to support safe service delivery on a sustained basis and are driven first and foremost by patient safety considerations. Services are being enhanced in Our Lady’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: An unprecedented agreement was reached at the WRC on 10th March to fund Health and Social Care, and Homeless sector employers give a 9.25% pay increase to their workers – an increase equivalent to the current Public Sector Agreement 2024-2026. The agreement also includes an automatic link to match any future pay increases that may arise in future public sector pay agreements. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (19 Mar 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 the Deputy directly on to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (19 Mar 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 (19 Mar 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: Alcohol Advertising (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 regulates the advertising of alcohol products in order to reduce the health harms associated with their consumption; non-alcohol products do not cause such harms. These products are relatively new to the market. Therefore, there is as yet insufficient evidence to determine whether they might have a positive health impact by encouraging consumers to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (19 Mar 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 (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As you are aware the Medical Council is the regulator of doctors in Ireland and maintains the Register of Medical Practitioners - the register of all doctors who can practise medicine in Ireland. To protect patients, it ensures that all doctors registered to practise medicine in Ireland meet the legislative requirements. The EU Directive 2005/36/EC sets out the harmonised, minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Marriages (19 Mar 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 (19 Mar 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: Disease Management (19 Mar 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, I have asked the HSE for an update on this matter. The HSE has advised that the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Rapid Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of Continuous Glucose...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1657 and 1658 together. As these are operational matters for the National Ambulance Service (NAS) I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The general scheme of the Bill was approved by Government on 12th December 2017. It underwent Pre-Legislative Scrutiny at the Oireachtas Joint Committee of Health on 13 June 2018, was subsequently referred to the Attorney General’s Office for drafting to be undertaken and currently remains with that Office. Legislative priority was given to the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Mar 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: Healthcare Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As criteria for diagnosis and support are operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Thank you, Deputy, for your question in relation to shortages of medicinal products. In order to facilitate an answer to your question, my Officials were in contact with our medicines regulator, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA). Companies are required to notify the HPRA of medicine shortages or potential shortages impacting the Irish market. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals d.d.,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: My Department currently has no contracts with the company detailed.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I acknowledge the important work that optometrists perform in ensuring the appropriate eye health care of the citizens of Ireland. The Community Ophthalmic Services Scheme (COSS) is a national fee-per-item scheme which was introduced in 1979. Under the COSS, medical card holders aged over 16 years can be seen by ophthalmologists, community ophthalmic physicians, optometrists or...