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- Health (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is both.
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: We should have it.
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There is a 32% increase in Mayo.
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There is a 32% increase.
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: You are right.
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is not on my desk.
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Deputy Healy-Rae has helpfully set out the difficulty with regard to hospital beds. Let us take Kerry hospital as an example. In the context of staff numbers, in the past five years, Kerry hospital has had an increase in staff of 43%. It has had a budgetary increase of 67% in the past five years also. To provide the breakdown of that staffing increase, Kerry hospital has had a 52%...
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2025: Referral to Select Committee (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Health pursuant to Standing Orders 103 and 188.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (16 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: Emergency Departments (16 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: Care Services (16 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 (16 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: Hospital Staff (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This Government is committed to the progressive development of maternity services. There has been significant work undertaken in recent years to improve supports for families experiencing pregnancy loss. In 2016, Ireland’s first National Maternity Strategy was published, as well as the HSE’s National Standards for Bereavement Care following Pregnancy Loss and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Jul 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 devices; therefore, I have asked the HSE for an update in this matter. The HSE has advised that there is a National Application, Assessment & Decision Process for new medicines which is underpinned by Primary...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this question refers to operational matters, I have forwarded it to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In the public health sector, a temporary Special Scheme was put in place for 12 months in July 2022 to support eligible staff who were impacted by Long-Covid. At the request of my Department, approval to extend the Special Scheme was granted by the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation a number of times, on the existing terms for the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Sexual health is a priority for this Government. The National Sexual Health Strategy, 2025-2035 (NSHS) and the first National Sexual Health Action Plan, 2025-2028 (NSHAP) were approved by Government on the 10th of June 2025 and published on 25th June 2025. Sterilisation methods, which are surgical procedures, are not included in either of the current schemes supporting wider access to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Sexual health is a priority for this Government. The National Sexual Health Strategy, 2025-2035 (NSHS) and the first National Sexual Health Action Plan, 2025-2028 (NSHAP) were approved by Government on the 10th of June 2025 and published on 25th June 2025. Sterilisation methods, which are surgical procedures, are not included in either of the current schemes supporting wider access to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 and 252 together. Heart Failure is a complex condition that affects approximately 2% of the population , and this percentage is expected to grow. This reflects the ageing of the population, growing problems with diabetes and obesity and continued poor control of standard risk factors, in particular blood pressure. Many people are unaware they have...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (16 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 and 253 together. The Government is actively working to enhance cardiac rehabilitation by addressing existing challenges through several key initiatives. These include increasing staffing levels, integrating community-based care, standardising services, and expanding digital pathways to improve accessibility. Together, these efforts are thoughtfully...