Results 141-160 of 6,170 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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

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

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: PSA (prostate-specific antigen) testing is available to GPs, and their patients, in Ireland. Testing for PSA has a role in assessment of men with clinical features suspicious for and/or suggestive of prostate cancer and in follow up of men with a diagnosis of prostate cancer. The appropriate use of PSA testing in this context and interpretation of results is described in the National Prostate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (7 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 540 and 542 together. I have attached the information requested. The Q1 report for 2025 is not yet finalised but this will be published on the Department's website once all information is compiled.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (7 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: Vaccination Programme (7 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Laura Brennan Catch-up programme ran from December 2022 to December 2023. Increasing vaccination uptake rates in the routine HPV vaccination programme is vital in order for Ireland to achieve elimination of cervical cancer by its target date of 2040. The World Health Organisation has set a target for all countries to ensure that 90% of girls are vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by the age...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (7 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. Following assessment by the European Commission and the World Trade Organisation, the Minister for Health made the Public Health (Alcohol) (Labelling) Regulations 2023, and commenced section 12 of the Act, on 18 May 2023....

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

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

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 547, 548 and 549 together. 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 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 550 and 551 together. 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 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Please see attached list of current Women's Health Taskforce members as requested. However, it is important to note that public engagement on women's health issues is not limited to the members of the Taskforce. Listening to women is a core element of the work of the Taskforce. Since its inception, the Taskforce has completed extensive engagements with women across the country and advocacy...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The HSE’s National Women & Infants Health Programme has advised that the development of the National Framework for Endometriosis is in the final stages of development with final stakeholder engagement in process. Regional hubs and supra-regional sites are taking referrals and providing treatment pathways for women affected by this endometriosis.

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (7 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: Health Services (7 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Department of Health officials are engaging with the HSE regarding the provision of clinical placement supports in each of the five public radiotherapy facilities at Galway University Hospital, Cork University Hospital and three sites in Dublin through the St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network (SLRON). The Higher Education Authority are actively engaging with Higher Education...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (7 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In July 2024, written guidance for industry on the labelling legislation under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 was published on the official website of the Government of Ireland here: (www.gov.ie/en/healthy-ireland/policy-information/healthy-ir eland-alcohol-policy/). In addition, last week, the National Environmental Health Service of the HSE, the enforcement authority for the law,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (7 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: Cancer Services (7 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Cancer Registry (NCRI) was established in 1991 with a statutory obligation to collect and classify information on all cancer cases that occur in Ireland and has been collecting such data since 1994. The NCRI makes information on cancer cases available on its website and publishes an annual statistical report. The NCRI also publishes thematic cancer trend reports, which provide...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Cancer Registry (NCRI) was established in 1991 with a statutory obligation to collect and classify information on all cancer cases that occur in Ireland and has been collecting such data since 1994. The NCRI makes information on cancer cases available on its website and publishes an annual statistical report and trend reports, among other publications. These are available at:...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (7 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is acknowledged that many patients are still waiting too long for hospital appointments and treatments. I am conscious of the burden this places on patients and their families. A multi-annual approach through a series of Waiting List Action Plans has been adopted to address this issue. Commencing in late 2021, these plans encompass short-term actions to increase capacity and activity in...