Results 281-300 of 8,051 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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: Regulatory Bodies (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 contains provisions to give HIQA a discretionary power to carry out an independent review of a defined type of a serious patient safety incident, where some or all of the care of a patient was carried out in a nursing home. A minor technical amendment to the Patient Safety Act is required so that it can be commenced at the...

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: 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: Pharmacy Services (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The State (the Department of Health and the HSE) has commenced formal contract negotiations with the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU), under the agreed Framework of Engagement, published on 23 May 2025 (see www.gov.ie/en/department-of-health/publications/framework-of -engagement-between-the-department-of-health-the-health-serv ice-executive-and-the-irish-pharmacy-union/). The current formal...

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: Departmental Schemes (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: Tobacco Control Measures (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The primary focus of policy and action in relation to e-cigarettes is to reduce uptake by children and young people. The proposed measures in the Public Health (Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill take into consideration the population-level impact of vaping and the need for a high level of health protection for young people. The proposals include a review structure to monitor the impact of...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: To date my Department has not carried out specific research on nicotine pouches however it continues to monitor the national and international evidence on these products. There is currently little evidence on possible health harms which may be due to these being are a relatively recent product. The regulation of nicotine pouches is being discussed at EU level, both in terms of how these...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241 and 242 together. The Hereditary Cancer Steering Group oversees the implementation of the NCCP Hereditary Cancer Model of Care. The NCCP are due to publish an implementation report on The Hereditary Cancer Model of Care by the end of this year. As such, I have referred the Deputy's individual questions to colleagues in the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health 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.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is very important that we have a focus on men's health, just as we have, correctly, had an emphasis on women's health. The funding is spread across a number of different streams. I will have to ask my officials to pull the information out for the Deputy and update him. I assure him this issue continues to be a priority for my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP and Reform (DPENDPR) have been very clear that this was the final extension that would be granted, and as such, the Special Scheme will conclude on 30th June 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP and Reform (DPENDPR) have been very clear that this was the final extension that would be granted, and as such, the Special Scheme will conclude on 30th June 2025 . This matter had been referred to the Labour Court on 11th of June 2025. As this is an on going Industrial Relations matter it would be inappropriate to comment any further.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 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 (24 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 Staff (24 Jun 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 Health: Departmental Properties (24 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 (24 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.