Results 261-280 of 7,424 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The shingles vaccine is not currently provided as part of the national immunisation programme. The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) recently carried out a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) on the herpes zoster vaccine which protects against shingles. A HTA is a multidisciplinary research process that collects and summarises information about a health technology. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 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: Health Services Waiting Lists (10 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 Staff (10 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: Dental Services (10 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: Dental Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Deputy should note that there has been significant effort made over the past few years to increase investment in Higher Education Institutions in order to increase the number of students being produced. In 2022, the Higher Education Authority (HEA) conducted an exercise to identify options for the creation of additional capacity in a range of disciplines including Dentistry. Both...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The 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. The ages at which vaccines are recommended in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (10 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 the Department. A National Rare Disease Steering Group was established in December 2023. They were tasked with developing a new National Rare Disease Strategy. The Steering Group recently completed its work. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Programme for Government (Securing Ireland's Future) contains a suite of measures on medicines which my officials will seek to progress over the lifetime of this government. The State is committed to providing timely access to new and innovative medicines to all patients. Budgets 2021 to 2024 allocated an additional €128 million for new medicines, which has facilitated the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 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: Vaccination Programme (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Vaccine Alliance, chaired by the Department of Health, was launched in late 2019. The then chair of the Alliance convened a Vaccine Advocate Forum to offer information to organisations that had an integral role to play in the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme. This event took place in December 2020. The initial aim of the Alliance was to raise awareness about the benefits of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In April 2023, the European Commission published proposals to revise the general pharmaceutical legislation known as the Pharma Package. The general pharmaceutical legislation encompasses the regulation of the authorisation, manufacturing distribution, marketing, and monitoring of medicines. It essentially creates the framework that imposes controls from “raw material” to a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: My Department has received correspondence from the organisation referred to by the Deputy. I am informed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) that the organisation is not a recognised National Ambulance Service (NAS) staff trade union. As the Deputy may be aware, the HSE and NAS have long-standing relationships with recognised trade unions providing representation for NAS Staff. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (10 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: Hospital Services (10 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 (10 Jun 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 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: Vaccination Programme (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Significant work has been completed by my department to develop a model for a vaccine damage scheme. It is my intention to bring the model to Cabinet for discussion and consideration shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Middle East (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Deputy for her query in relation to the medical evacuation to Ireland of a patient from Gaza. I can advise the Deputy that as an EU Member State, Ireland responded to a request from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to assist in addressing the current health needs in Gaza. Government approval was secured in September 2024 for Ireland to evacuate up to 30 sick children from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (10 Jun 2025)

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