Results 2,061-2,080 of 8,053 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (1 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The new children's hospital will be a state-of-the-art facility and Ireland's first fully digital public hospital. It will have 473 beds - 380 inpatient beds and 93 daybeds. It will offer 39 clinical specialities under one roof and is fully aligned with Sláintecare. I can advise the Deputy that the new children’s hospital will have 60 critical care beds - comprised of 20...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (1 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (1 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 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 IUI (intrauterine...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Appointments (1 May 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 Policies (1 May 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: General Practitioner Services (1 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Podiatry specialises in the management and treatment of disorders affecting the lower limb. Podiatry can significantly improve a person’s quality of life by promoting and maintaining mobility. The availability of podiatry services provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) varies across the country. Where provided, medical card holders aged 65 and over, people with certain...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (1 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Podiatry specialises in the management and treatment of disorders affecting the lower limb. Podiatry can significantly improve a person’s quality of life by promoting and maintaining mobility. The availability of podiatry services provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) varies across the country. Where provided, medical card holders aged 65 and over, people with certain...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (1 May 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 Services Staff (1 May 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: Care Services (1 May 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: Legislative Process (1 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 369 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. Following assessment by the European Commission and the World Trade Organisation, the Minister for Health made the Public Health (Alcohol) (Labelling) Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In relation to the particular query raised, adult and child waiting list information by hospital and specialty is published monthly by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) on its website: www.ntpf.ie/home/nwld.htm. The information is now being made available through an interactive visual tool which provides users with a much-improved way of accessing and analysing waiting list...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am committed to supporting our population screening programmes, which are a valuable part of our health service, enabling early treatment and care for many people, and improving the overall health of our population. BreastCheck, the National Breast Screening Programme, currently invites women aged 50 to 69 years at regular periods to have a mammogram. The Programme for Government...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (1 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Officials are following up on the issuing of a response, but as this is an operational matter relating to an individual case, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive again for direct reply to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (1 May 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 (1 May 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 Health: Primary Care Centres (1 May 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: Mental Health Services (1 May 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 (1 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The determination of qualifications is an operational matter for the HSE, the HSE has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (1 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: A number of representative bodies for unregulated professions have approached the Department seeking to be regulated. It is important in this context to point out the issues to be considered regarding the proportionate degree of regulatory force required to protect the public are complex. In light of this, and in line with ongoing work in the Department of Health, the Health Research Board...