Results 201-220 of 6,040 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Staff (29 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Dental Services (29 Apr 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Healthcare Policy (29 Apr 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 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; diabetes...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (29 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Vaccination Programme (29 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (29 Apr 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (29 Apr 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Dental Services (29 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) provides oral healthcare, free of charge, to medical card holders aged 16 and over. Services available annually and on demand include an examination including preventative elements, two fillings, extractions, and a scale and polish. More complex care, such as dentures, additional fillings and a broader range of treatments for patients with...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Reviews (29 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Minimum unit pricing (MUP) came into operation in January 2022. The Public Health (Alcohol) Act provides that the Minister may, by order, increase the minimum price per gram of alcohol no earlier than 3 years after commencement. The Act specifies that the Minister must take into account any expert research available on the effectiveness of the measure as well as have regard to criteria set...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Reviews (29 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In January 2021, the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (Sale and Supply of Alcohol Products) Regulations 2020 made under Section 23 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act came into operation. Those Regulations prohibit certain alcohol price promotions including the award or use of loyalty card points in relation to the purchase of alcohol products. I am currently developing further...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Healthcare Policy (29 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The requirement for health labelling of alcohol products was enacted in 2018 under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act with the detail of those requirements finalised in 2023. Our labelling requirements do not apply to wine only but to all alcohol products sold in the State and will ensure that this important health information is accessible to the consumer and, at the point of purchase. The law...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Healthcare Policy (29 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The requirement for health labelling of alcohol products was enacted in 2018 in the Public Health (Alcohol) Act with the detail of those requirements finalised in Regulations made by the Minister for Health in 2023. Our labelling requirements do not apply only to wine but to all alcohol products sold in the State and will ensure that important health information is accessible to the consumer...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (29 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Healthcare Policy (29 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Commissions of Inquiry (29 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Government is determined to listen to the victims represented by Dignity4Patients and consider what actions are appropriate in response to the issues raised by them. I plan to meet with the group later this week and to listen to what they have to say. I and my Government colleagues will reflect on the issues raised by the group and we will engage further with them.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (29 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2050, 2250, 2357, 2402, 2411, 2435 and 2472 together. The Model of Care for Fertility was developed by the Department of Health in conjunction with the HSE’s National Women & Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) in order to ensure that fertility-related issues are addressed through the public health system at the lowest level of clinical...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medicinal Products (29 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hepatitis C Incidence (29 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Staff (29 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 Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: National Treatment Purchase Fund (29 Apr 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) works with public hospitals, as opposed to with patients directly, to offer and provide the funding for treatment to clinically suitable long waiting patients who are on an inpatient/day case waiting list for surgery, having been referred on to such a list following clinical assessment by a consultant/specialist at an outpatient clinic. The NTPF...