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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Waiting times for radiology and diagnostic services have been recognised as an issue for some time. This year the Productivity and Savings Taskforce published an action plan for 2025 which commits to a range of services being available 7 days a week, including diagnostics activity. It will also ensure that all publicly funded diagnostics are captured in the National Integrated Medical Imaging...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am pleased to update you on the progress of key capital developments at Beaumont Hospital. There are a number of significant proposals for capital investment, and all are progressing through the requisite design and planning stages. As this is a live hospital campus there is an added complexity in terms of planning, sequencing and enabling each of these projects. Our Model 4 acute...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Strategic Review of General Practice is currently underway, led by the Department of Health and supported by the HSE. With input from key stakeholders, the review is examining a range of issues affecting general practice including GP training, GP capacity, Out of Hours services reform, the eHealth Agenda, and the financial support model for general practice. The Review will identify the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Deputy is aware, the provision of proper, appropriate and integrated gender healthcare services is something that I and the HSE want to ensure is in place for those who are questioning their gender identity or are experiencing gender incongruence or dysphoria. The HSE National Clinical Programme for Gender Healthcare has been established to develop an updated clinical Model of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Bodies (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is my understanding that at no point in HIQA’s recent report on paediatric spinal surgery is spina bifida described as a life-limiting condition.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Irish College of General Practitioners develops and delivers education on a range of community gynaecology topics including Endometriosis. Education is delivered in a range of formats from the large scale webinar to the in-depth skills-based education in blended, modular format. This is Continuous Professional Development education and is also available to GPs in training. The Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This PQ should be directed to the Department of Children, Disability and Equality as they have remit over Children's Disability Network teams.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Revised Model of Care for Termination of Pregnancy Services was introduced in response to the Covid 19 pandemic. In light of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in 2021, my Department requested the HSE to review whether remote consultation as part of a blended approach to termination of pregnancy care should be continued post public health emergency, in community care settings. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (13 May 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 (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As Minister for Health, I am committed to supporting our population 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. BreastCheck, the National Breast Screening Programme, currently invites women aged 50 to 69 years at regular periods to have a mammogram. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152, 159 and 216 together. I recently announced that from the 1st June 2025, the provision of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) products for the treatment of the symptoms of menopause will be provided free to women at the point of dispensing. The implementation of this measure will now include a dispensing fee for pharmacists. This is step forward from the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 219 together. The Programme for Government committed to establishing six new Surgical Hubs (South Dublin, North Dublin, Galway, Cork, Limerick and Waterford) and to explore the provision of an additional Surgical Hub for the North West in a timely manner. In relation to a potential site location, this is still to be determined. No matter where the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 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: Dental Services (13 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 (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There is currently one specialist menopause clinic in each of our six maternity networks. These clinics provide treatment for women who require complex, specialist care in menopause. The clinics are based in the National Maternity Hospital, Nenagh General Hospital, the Rotunda, the Coombe, University Hospital Galway and Cork University Maternity Hospital. Most women seeking menopause...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 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: Legislative Measures (13 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: Primary Care Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I would like to thank the Deputy for his question and the opportunity to draw attention to Injury Units and the work that they do. In 2012, the Emergency Medicine Programme (EMP) recommended the establishment of Injury Units (IUs) in Model 2 Hospitals to provide unscheduled emergency care for patients with non life threatening or limb threatening injuries, as conveniently as possible, while...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 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.