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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This Government is committed to further transforming women’s healthcare. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to examine the introduction of free pelvic floor physical therapy sessions for women after childbirth. The first Women’s Health Action Plan was published by the then Minister for Health in March 2022, presenting a vision for the future of women’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: A number of representative bodies for unregulated professions have approached the Department seeking to be regulated. It is important in this context to point out the issues to be considered regarding the proportionate degree of regulatory force required to protect the public are complex. In light of this, and in line with ongoing work in the Department of Health, the Health Research...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This Government is committed to driving improvements across women's health care, including in our maternity services. The National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 is driving a range of reforms to deliver maternity services that are quality, safe, woman-centred and nationally consistent. The implementation of the Strategy's Model of Care is providing more choice for women. In line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union will take place during July – December 2026. My Department is pro-actively engaging with DFA and other Government Departments in the whole of Government approach to the preparations for the Irish Presidency. Coordination My Department is actively engaged in the Inter-Departmental Groups (IDGs) set up by DFA:IDG on Presidency...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Heart Failure is a complex condition that affects approximately 2% of the population, and this percentage is expected to grow. In 2020, the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) estimated 1.75% of over 50 year olds suffered from congestive heart failure. This is influenced by a range of factors, including an ageing population, increased prevalence of diabetes and obesity, and increased...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Government is actively working to enhance cardiac rehabilitation by addressing existing challenges through several key initiatives. These include increasing staffing levels, integrating community-based care, standardising services, and expanding digital pathways to improve accessibility. Together, these efforts are thoughtfully designed to minimise delays and ensure timely access to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Review of Adult Cardiac Services (NRCS) provides the foundations to build on existing National Cardiovascular Policy, and the development of a new and more ambitious plan to enhance patient care and timely access to cardiac care across all regions. The Programme for Government commits to “Building on the existing National Cardiovascular Policy, we will develop a new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) reports data on consumption of all antimicrobials across the hospital and community setting in Ireland. Although this data does not refer specifically to UTIs, it includes antibiotics that are used for treatment and prophylaxis of UTIs in women and can be accessed on the HPSC website. HSE national antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jul 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 Service Executive (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 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 Service Executive (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is not possible to report the number of people who have registered for the new HSE app in Dublin Rathdown because the app is not designed to collect that information - either during registration or in use. This is a privacy preserving measure that is based on the GPDR principle of data minimisation. As a result, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of app registrations by specific...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In July 2018, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) asked the HSE to pause all vaginal mesh surgical procedures where clinically safe to do so, pending implementation of recommendations as set out in his report on The Use of Uro-Gynaecological Mesh in Surgical Procedures. The report contains a number of recommendations regarding the safe and effective provision of mesh procedures in uro-gynaecology...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I understand that complications from a mesh implant are very distressing and painful for those women involved and since the emergence of this matter, the ongoing priority focus for the Department of Health has been to ensure that all women experiencing mesh related complications receive high-quality, multidisciplinary and patient-centred care. Multidisciplinary specialist services for...