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Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am conscious we have that again tomorrow but I do not know the timing of it so I will check.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Part 2 of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024, which commenced on 17 June 2025, provides for the first time a national legislative framework for organ donation and transplantation services in Ireland. Section 16 sets out the specific steps which must be followed ahead of donation and transplantation involving a deceased donor....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Deputy may be aware, a National Rare Disease Steering Group was established in December 2023 and have finished their work on the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030. I have approved the plan, and it is currently waiting for cabinet approval. Historic funding of €1.5m has been provided for rare diseases in Budget 2025 with an additional €5m provided to support the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Jun 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 Funding (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Genetics and Genomics Office (NGGO) was established in 2023 to implement the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic Medicine in Ireland. In 2023, an initial allocation of €2.7 million was provided to support the Strategy's initial implementation, which included the establishment of the National Office and the recruitment of key front-line staff. The total...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (25 Jun 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: Health Services Staff (25 Jun 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: Cancer Services (25 Jun 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Pharmacists play a crucial role delivering many important services to support the health of our communities, offering expert advice, ensuring the safe supply of medicines, and delivering vaccines to the public. They are also among the most accessible healthcare professionals nationwide. The State (the Department of Health and the HSE) has commenced formal contract negotiations with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jun 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 Services (25 Jun 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 Health: Hospital Services (25 Jun 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: Tobacco Control Measures (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am aware of efforts by a small number of retailers to use the tobacco price list in a manner that resembles an advertisement. The Deputy previously raised this issue during the passage of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023. Price lists are provided for in section 43(5) of the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 and are prescribed in the Public...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Insurance Coverage (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In Ireland we have a voluntary, community rated private health insurance market. This market operates under four key principles – community rating, open enrolment, lifetime cover and minimum benefits. Minimum Benefit Regulations, made under the Health Insurance Acts, require insurers to offer minimum benefits to every insured person regardless of the plan they purchase. Every plan...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194, 204 and 207 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 234 together. To progress Government Ambulatory Care policy, the construction of the Surgical Hub at Cork University Hospital is progressing well and due to commence operations in 2026. This new facility will play an important role in separating scheduled and unscheduled care, reducing waiting times and improving care for patients. In relation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Hospital recruitment is a service matter and as such I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Programme for Government contains a suite of measures on medicines, which we aim to progress over its lifetime. Access to medicines is the focus of a number of workstreams across my Department. Budgets 2021-2024 allocated €128 million for new drugs which has allowed the HSE to approve 194 new medicines. Seventy four (74) of these drugs were for treating cancer and forty-nine...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (25 Jun 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: Disease Management (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Continuous patient registries are evidenced to improve quality of care and patient outcomes. As set out in the National Service Plan 2025, the HSE’s National Heart Programme (NHP), in collaboration with the Irish Cardiac Society (ICS) and the Coronary Heart Attack Ireland Register (CHAIR), is developing EuroHeart in Ireland. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has developed the...