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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (10 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare estate, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Data Driven Services is one of the key principles of Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030. The focus of this principle is on how best to leverage data and innovation to bring greater insights and capabilities to the health service for the benefit of our patients and all those who receive health services. It is clear that our health service needs good data, strong...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Department of Health does not currently have any projects underway or in development with CeADAR -Ireland’s Centre for AI.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Artificial Intelligence (10 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. Details for other bodies under the aegis of my Department are operational matters for the bodies concerned and the Deputy should contact the relevant Director/CEO/Registrar directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Department of Health and the HSE have recently commenced the development of a strategy for AI in Health, as committed to in the Programme for Government, and expect to bring this to Government later this year. The strategy will promote the use of AI in health and support the responsible and safe use of AI in a number of areas, such as Clinical and Patient Care, Operations and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: My Department has an approved policy on the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence which is based on recommendations from the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Cyber Security Guidance on Generative AI for Public Sector Bodies and DPENDR’s Interim Guidelines for Use of AI in the Public Service. Training was provided to 25 staff, as part of a proof of concept,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (10 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 and 427 together. In 2024, 10,789 representations were made to my office, and the offices of Ministers of State within my Department by members of the public, fellow Oireachtas members, NGOs, and others. We do not differentiate between those received via email or physical letters. However, physical letters are scanned into our correspondence system upon...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Surveys (10 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: No surveys of this kind have been carried out by the Department of Health.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (8 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025 and 1026 together. The Department was notified on 09th May 2024 by the HSE that an issue had been raised under protected disclosure within CHI concerning differing practices across different sites. The HSE also advised that a clinical audit by an appropriate expert was being planned to ascertain the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (8 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 852, 853, 1027 and 1028 together. I asked officials in my Department to engage with the HSE and CHI on this matter. I have not received a final report of the independent clinical audit on Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip surgery at Children's Health Ireland and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (8 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 854 and 855 together. 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 Health: Childcare Services (8 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 Health: Health Service Executive (8 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 Health: Departmental Funding (8 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 Health: Departmental Data (8 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 Health: Childcare Services (8 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 Health: Childcare Services (8 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 Health: Health Service Executive (8 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 Health: Health Service Executive (8 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 863 and 864 together. 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 Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (8 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 865 and 867 together. In 2017, two EU Regulations on medical and in vitro diagnostic devices (known as the ‘MDR’ and ‘IVDR’ respectively) came into force. The MDR became applicable in May 2021 (following a one-year delay as a result of the impact of COVID-19) and the IVDR became applicable in May 2022, also subject to some of its...