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- 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: Ambulance Service (5 Mar 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 198 together. As these are internal operational matters for the National Ambulance Service I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Mar 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Framework for Endometriosis is being developed by the HSE’s National Women & Infant’s Health Programme (NWIHP) in conjunction with endometriosis specialists and gynaecologists. The framework identifies how care for women with endometriosis will be delivered from primary care to local hospital care to specialist complex care by multidisciplinary teams. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: 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 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 Facilities (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: 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: Medical Cards (5 Mar 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: Disabilities Assessments (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: 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: 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: 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: 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 Services (5 Mar 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As Neurology services at Letterkenny Hospital is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to provide a response directly to the Deputy as soon as possible. The National Service Plan 2025 (NSP) identifies the development of Neurology Services as a priority, such as establishing a hub and spoke model, chronic neurological management, functional neurological disorders and deep brain...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (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 Waiting Lists (6 Mar 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am committed to improving access to hospital care and reducing waiting times for patients through a range of initiatives. This includes measures aimed at increasing capacity such as the establishment of elective hospitals and surgical hubs. I want to ensure we have a public health service where everyone has timely access to high-quality care, where and when they need it. The Waiting...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Mar 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I recognise that menopause is an important health and well-being issue affecting many women in Ireland. Budget 2025 allocated €20m to assist with the cost of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) products prescribed to women to help manage the symptoms associated with menopause. This represents another step to widen access to and reduce costs associated with menopause related...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Bodies (6 Mar 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In May 2024, HIQA was requested by the then Minister for Health to conduct a review of urgent and emergency care in the mid-west region with the primary objective of ensuring safe quality acute care in the region. As part of this review, HIQA was requested to consider the case for a second emergency department within the region in the context of the population changes in recent years and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (6 Mar 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I wish to thank the Deputy for allowing me to update the house on this matter. I am happy to inform the Deputy that Primary Care Centres for Galway City West and Claregalway were advertised on the eTenders platform in Q4 2024. The tenders for Galway City West primary care centre have been assessed. The next step is to seek HSE Property/Board approval. Tenders were received for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Mar 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The HSE’s annual Pay and Numbers Strategy (PNS) sets out the HSE's recruitment targets and staffing ceilings each year. These recruitment targets reflect the service commitments outlined in the HSE’s annual National Service Plan, and include the significant increase in funding received by the HSE as part of the last Estimates process. Budget 2025 provided €11.7...