Results 261-280 of 8,051 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Enhancing North-South cooperation is a priority for the Government. The Government is committed to working with partners in Northern Ireland to improve cooperation in health and social care where there are clear benefits for both jurisdictions and for patients across the island. North-South Collaboration on health is recognised in ensuring equitable access, shared expertise and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Government is firmly committed to ensuring our healthcare system is supported by a steady and sustainable pipeline of highly skilled graduates. One of the priorities of the National Oral Health Policy, Smile agus Sláinte, is to expand and maximise the oral healthcare workforce capacity in Ireland. As part of this, my Department regularly engages with colleagues in the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (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.

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have asked the HSE, as Sponsoring Agency with day-to-day responsibility for the delivery of the surgical hubs to respond to you directly in relation to the matters raised.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Period Poverty (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Provisions to mitigate period poverty have been included in the Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future. Commitments include: • Developing a plan to make free period products accessible in more locations (Women’s Health).• Provision of free period products in schools to ensure no student is held back due to period poverty (Education). The Department of...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The national immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. It makes recommendations on vaccination policy to my Department. NIAC continues to revise recommendations to...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 214 together. The requirement for health warnings and health information on the labels of alcohol products was enacted at section 12 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 on 17 October 2018. The Minister for Health made the Public Health (Alcohol) (Labelling) Regulations 2023 and commenced section 12 of the Act on 18 May 2023. The law will come...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Medicine shortages are, unfortunately, a feature of modern health systems worldwide and a global health problem. Issues surrounding security of medicines supply have been increasingly well characterised, both nationally and internationally, in recent years. The causes of such supply issues are multifaceted, ranging from pandemics, geopolitical events, perennial shortages of raw materials,...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Eligibility for a Medical Card is primarily based on a financial assessment which is conducted by the HSE in accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The HSE assesses each medical card application on a qualifying financial threshold. This is the amount of money that an individual can earn a week and still qualify for a card. It is specific to the individual’s own financial...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Significant progress has been made by my department working in collaboration with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the Higher Education Sector to increase the number of student training places across health-related disciplines to meet future demand for health services. The Programme for Government 2025 includes commitments to provide...

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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is important to recognise the role that our healthcare workers played during the pandemic. They went beyond the call of duty, working in front-line environments, treating COVID-19 positive patients, particularly in the early days when the control measures that we now take for granted were not yet in place. In response to this, a Temporary Special Scheme was put in place for 12 months in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Government recognises the risk that public health sector staff faced in management of the pandemic and in July 2022 introduced a Temporary Scheme of Paid Leave for Public Health Service Employees with Long-COVID that no other sector had. While the EU Advisory Committee on Health and Safety recommended the recognition of COVID-19 (not long-COVID) as an occupational illness in health...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Therefore, I have asked the HSE to provide an update in relation to treatments for SMA patients over 18 years of age. The HSE has advised that once a medicine is approved by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Decision-Making (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.