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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Strategies (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is always important as well to recognise the debilitating impact that endometriosis can have on somebody's life, their ability to be at work or their ability to care for children. It is a serious condition that needs intervention. It is important to set out where the specialist centres are. There are supraregional ones in Dublin, in Tallaght and in Cork University Maternity Hospital....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Cards (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Deputy, and I look forward to working with him as we worked together on the public accounts committee. Eligibility for a medical card is primarily based on a financial assessment, as the Deputy is aware, which is conducted by the HSE in accordance with the Health Act 1970. The HSE assesses each medical card application on a qualifying financial threshold. That is the amount...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Cards (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Of course, every extension of eligibility means that we cannot do something else, and we have to try to get the balance right. In 2023, GP visit card eligibility was extended enormously. While that does not meet everything, if you have a GP visit card plus the drugs payment scheme plus, potentially, the long-term illness scheme, there are a lot of measures that the State is taking towards...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Cards (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Again, yes, it is about getting a balance, and we want to extend eligibility and reduce costs as much as possible. The very last thing that I or anybody else in this House wants is somebody not getting medical care because of a question of cost. The Government has taken a range of different ways to spread the benefit it is giving to people in the broadest possible way in addition to medical...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Policy (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Not only that, but when women do express symptoms, they have often not been listened to. That was particularly evident to me in the new funding we have given from the women's health fund to cardiovascular care in particular yesterday, where there was an acknowledgment of bias in understanding symptoms and the way in which women describe them. The implementation is ongoing for the second...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Policy (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I launched three such research programmes identifying exactly that aspect, as well as identifying women who may experience particular risk factors through gestational diabetes or experiences during pregnancy or maternity generally that may be markers for cardiovascular difficulty in future. I also wish to highlight to everybody quite how easy it is to have an early marker check. Yesterday,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Primary Care Centres (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Deputy for allowing me to update the House on this matter. Significant consideration has been given to developing primary care centres for both Maynooth and Leixlip. Since 2015, while several site locations for a primary care centre in Maynooth were explored, no suitable option has come about. As a result, a larger primary care centre will be built in Leixlip to serve both the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Primary Care Centres (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I could not agree with the Deputy more. The intention was to do this in Maynooth. Several site locations for the Maynooth area have been explored since 2015 within HSE and State capital, but with no success. The important point is that the HSE applied for planning permission to develop a primary care centre on the site of the current health centre in Maynooth and it was not approved. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Primary Care Centres (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am well aware of how much the town of Maynooth has grown in population and in its need. The best we can do is make sure that the Leixlip site is delivered and services are available there, that services in Maynooth are also delivered to the extent possible and that the broader community has access to both centres. I thank the Deputy for his question. There is no lack of commitment in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Deputy Murphy for his question and his focus on this issue. With regard to the specific post in question, which is a badly needed post, as the Deputy said, it is approved for filling and the process for recruitment is ongoing. One of our biggest challenges where we have funded positions is to make sure those positions are filled, and filled quickly, because patients need that, as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (5 Mar 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: Mental Health Services (5 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 (5 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 (5 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 Services (5 Mar 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 194 together. Menopause is an important health and well-being issue which has been prioritised as part of the Government’s commitment to improved women’s health outcomes. Much important work has been done in this area, driven by the Women’s Health Taskforce and the Women’s Health Action Plans. Budget 2025 announced...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Dear Deputy, Thank you for your important query on the current shortage of Solpadeine Soluble Tablets. Chefaro Ireland DAC, the company responsible for supplying Solpadeine Soluble Tablets, has notified our medicines regulator, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), of shortages of Solpadeine Soluble Tablets Paracetamol 500mg Codeine Phosphate Hemihydrate 8mg Caffeine 30mg...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Pharmacists play a crucial role delivering many important services to support the health of our communities, offering expert advice on illness, ensuring the safe supply of medicines, and delivering vaccines to the public. Pharmacists are trusted and are one of the most accessible healthcare professionals. Building on these strong foundations, I believe that pharmacists can do more for our...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am fully 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 current Programme for...