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- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medical Cards (3 Apr 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Communications (3 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Reply not received from Department
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (3 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (3 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (3 Apr 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (3 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Pharmacy Services (3 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I recognise the significant role community pharmacists play in the delivery of patient care and acknowledge the potential for this role to be developed further in the context of healthcare service reform. There has been ongoing engagement between Department officials and the Irish Pharmacy Union in regard to the potential to extend the scope of practice of community pharmacists and the...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medicinal Products (3 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Thank you for your question on the important issue of medicine shortages. The Department is aware of the stress that shortages of medicines can cause for patients and healthcare professionals alike, thusly managing and mitigating medicine shortages is the subject of several workstreams across the Department and wider health service. Ireland has a multi-stakeholder Medicines Shortages...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Pharmacy Services (3 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Pharmacy Services (3 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Health Service Executive (HSE) or the Department does not have oversight of stock in private pharmacies. Private pharmacies operate independently and manage their own inventory of medicines, including the handling of expired or unused medications. Therefore, the State cannot collect or maintain data on the value of such expired drugs in private pharmacies.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medicinal Products (3 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (3 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Shingles vaccination is not currently provided as part of the national immunisation programme but it is open to any individual who is aged 50 years and older and who wishes to receive the vaccine to consult with their GP or pharmacist. The ages at which vaccines are recommended in the national immunisation programme are chosen by NIAC in order to give each individual the best possible...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (3 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Reply not received from Department
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Services (3 Apr 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Dental Services (3 Apr 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parking Provision (3 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Hospitals that charge car parking fees are very aware of the financial implications of those costs for patients and their families. Consequently, the majority of hospitals have some form of exemption or concession in place, such as the option of flexible day passes or multi-trip entry passes for regular hospital attenders, or concessions based on the type of inpatient. Furthermore, all...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the House is aware, the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act was signed into law in July 2024. Significant amending work is necessary for that and formal drafting of that Bill, which is largely concerned with the outstanding issues of parentage and citizenship, as well as procedures undertaken abroad, is under way and is a priority area. I am hoping this will be published in June.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I would appreciate it if the Deputy would give me the details of that. We are constantly recruiting in the health service. We have another 6,250 people to recruit just this year and that is after retirements. It is very much against the grain to hear this in Dáil Éireann, considering how much we have invested and how much we continue to invest. Could the Deputy give me the...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Deputy Cullinane. I am very happy to look at any case. Deputy Cullinane appreciates I have not formally received the report yet but I am absolutely open to any case being brought to me. I would greatly appreciate if Deputies throughout the House might do so in the earliest course. Separately on the board of CHI, there is a statutory structure around it. I note the chairperson...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (9 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Matters relating to enforcement and compliance of the measures of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 are the responsibility of the National Environmental Health Services of the Health Service Executive. I have referred the question to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.