Results 281-300 of 11,063 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I published the Community Pharmacy Agreement 2025 on the 18th of September, following the successful conclusion of negotiations with the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU). The Agreement supports the delivery of safe, equitable, and efficient healthcare, and ensures community pharmacists are better equipped to contribute to national health priorities through structured engagement, sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Deputy may be aware, a 2014 HIQA report into prehospital emergency care services highlighted the dynamic deployment of emergency ambulance resources as a means to improve ambulance response times and National Ambulance Service (NAS) performance generally. The dynamic model of deployment is in line with international best practice and allows the NAS to prioritise resource...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Official Engagements (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have not visited hospitals in Meath and Louth since my appointment as Minister for Health but I look forward to meeting with patients and staff when the opportunity arises.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (2 Oct 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 (2 Oct 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: General Practitioner Services (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: GPs are self-employed practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS contract with the HSE to provide medical services to medical card and GP visit card holders on its behalf. GPs who hold a GMS contract are reimbursed for the services they provide through capitation payments and fee-per-item payments for certain services, they also receive a range of financial supports. Under the GMS scheme, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is acknowledged that many patients are still waiting too long for hospital appointments and treatments. I am conscious of the burden that this places on patients and their families. I published the Waiting List Action Plan (WLAP) for 2025 in February, representing this Government’s commitment to reducing waiting times for patients and improving access to hospital care. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 Oct 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 (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Government is committed, as per the Programme for Government, to increase the number of GPs practising across the country and thereby improve access to GP services. Several measures have been taken in recent years to make working as a GP in Ireland more attractive and to increase GP capacity. Over €340 million in additional annual investment in general practice has been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Deputy will be aware that there are many services that the HSE needs to support each year from within its Oireachtas approved Budget. Please note that the level of funding available to each Government Department is being considered as part of the national estimates and budgetary process for 2026, which is currently underway. Pending completion of this process, it wouldn't be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030 reflects the changing landscape of health and social care in Ireland and sets out a roadmap to digitally transform health services and improve access for patients. This framework, combined with the corresponding HSE implementation roadmap, sets out a very clear path for the full digitisation of healthcare records and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Programme for Government: Securing Ireland's Future sets out this Government's commitment to delivering an ambitious programme for all people and all regions across our shared island over the lifetime of this Government. My officials are currently in the early phases of exploring options for delivering on our Programme for Government commitment to provide a comprehensive women's health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Services (2 Oct 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: Ambulance Service (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, with any pertinent information it may have from a HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS) perspective.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Oct 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. Following on from the successful Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Immunisation pathfinder programme in 2024/2025, an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (2 Oct 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 devices. The Act provides a rigorous process for the assessment of new medicines and devices for reimbursement. The Act specifies nine criteria which must be considered. These include the health needs of the public and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164, 204 and 404 together. 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 to be covered by the Scheme. These are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Deputy will be aware, Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) provides emergency ambulance services in Dublin City on behalf of Dublin City Council (DCC). The National Ambulance Service (NAS) provides emergency ambulance and intermediate care services nationally, including emergency ambulance responses on behalf of the DFB in Dublin as and when requested. There is a high level of cooperation...