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Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 229 together. My Department has responsibility for food safety legislation, including Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers. As mentioned in a response to a previous parliamentary question, this Regulation provides that mandatory food information shall appear in a language easily understood by consumers and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Medical Card provision is primarily based on financial assessment. In accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE, which assesses each 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: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Jul 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 Schemes (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS) provides for the refund of the amount by which expenditure on approved prescribed medicines or medical and surgical appliances exceeds a named threshold in any calendar month. The DPS is not means tested and is available to anyone ordinarily resident in Ireland. The DPS threshold was reduced twice in 2022:From €114 to €100 per month on 1 January...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Product Labelling (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 234 together. 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. The Minister for Health made the Public Health (Alcohol) (Labelling) Regulations 2023 and commenced Section 12 of the Act on 18 May 2023. That law will come into...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Jul 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: Assisted Human Reproduction (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Deputy is aware, the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 was signed into law by the President on July 2nd 2024, having passed all stages in both Houses of the Oireachtas. The primary purpose of this complex and far-reaching legislation is to regulate fertility clinics providing treatment such as IVF (in-vitro fertilisation), ICSI (intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection) and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Funding for digital has steadily increased since 2018, but the current level of investment, representing about 2.6% of the overall health budget, would need to increase to 4.4%, for us to deliver Digital for Care, including electronic health for all. These figures are based on independent research and insights internationally, but would result in Ireland comparing favourably with countries...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241 and 242 together. As the issues raised are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (2 Jul 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 (2 Jul 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 (2 Jul 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 (2 Jul 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 Staff (2 Jul 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: Dental Services (2 Jul 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: Health Services Waiting Lists (2 Jul 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) Annual Financial Statements 2024 have been audited and certified by the Comptroller and Auditor General and laid before the Oireachtas. The Annual Financial Statements for 2024 will be incorporated into the NTPF Annual Report 2024 for publication on the NTPF website in the coming weeks. In relation to the specific query raised, the NTPF received...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is acknowledged that many patients are still waiting too long for hospital appointments and treatments. I am conscious of the burden that this places on patients and their families. I published the Waiting List Action Plan (WLAP) for 2025 on February 12th, representing this Government’s commitment to reducing waiting times for patients and improving access to hospital care. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Minister has accepted the Labour Court’s recommendation to extend the special scheme of paid leave for certain eligible public health sector employees suffering from long covid until 31 December 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Long-Term Illness (LTI) Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975, prescribing 16 conditions to be covered by the Scheme. These are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies;...