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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (29 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 (29 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 Legal Cases (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Legal services are procured through open procedures and Request for Quotes (RFQs) in line with public procurement rules. These procedures do not involve negotiation of fees after the tender process has concluded. Service providers are invited to submit tenders in response to a clearly defined set of requirements. All bidders are evaluated against pre-established criteria. Pricing is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: My Department uses procurement processes to ensure value for money in the provision of services. Service providers are invited to submit tenders in response to clearly defined set of requirements. Successful tenderers are selected on the basis of the most economic advantageous proposal which includes cost, quality and other relevant factors to specific requirements. Contracts are monitored by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Procurement processes used when engaging legal firms vary by requirements. My Department uses Requests for Quotes, Open tendering procedures, direct drawdown from framework agreements and where appropriate, direct awards. The specification of requirements determines the details of the procurement processes used and the selection criteria. This includes formation of panels where...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Internal Audit, Clinical Indemnity and Legal Units, in my Department, have not conducted any audit, or review of Departmental legal fee spend within the past five years.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: My Department operates a devolved procurement function whereby each business unit is responsible for the procurement of their own goods, services and related contracts. Service providers are invited to submit tenders, for a fixed term, in response to a clearly defined set of requirements. The successful tender is selected on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Legal services are procured through open procedures and Request for Quotes (RFQs) in line with public procurement rules. These procedures do not involve negotiation of fees after the tender process has concluded. Service providers are invited to submit tenders in response to a clearly defined set of requirements. All bidders are evaluated against pre-established criteria. Pricing is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: My Department operates a devolved procurement function whereby each business unit is responsible for the procurement of their own goods, services and related contracts. Estimated contract values are an indication of the expected value of work at the time the contract was awarded. For procurement tenders in respect of legal engagements, where my Department acted as the contracting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 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 Staff (29 Jul 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 Health: Health Service Executive (29 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 Service Executive (29 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 Service Executive (29 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 Service Executive (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Department of Health officials engage on an ongoing basis with colleagues in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that we train enough graduates with the skills necessary to support the delivery of health and social care services and to develop a strategic approach to workforce planning for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational matter, this question has been referred to HSE for direct response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (29 Jul 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: Dental Services (29 Jul 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 Health: Legislative Measures (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: At its meeting on the 12th March 2025 the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (of which Ireland is a member) decided by 49 votes to none, with one abstention, to add Hexahydrocannabinol in Schedule II of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971. As Ireland is a signatory to the Convention and must reflect the outcome of the vote in national legislation, adding the substance to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (29 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Departmental officials, through their involvement in the EU Early Warning Network are made aware of new psychoactive substances, including synthetic cannabinoids, that may emerge both in Ireland and internationally. Once the required risk analysis has been carried out, evaluating if a substance has any industrial or medical benefit, whether it could be subject to abuse and presents a danger...