Results 301-320 of 8,048 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Projects (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: Insurance Coverage (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am responsible for the legal framework governing the health insurance market in Ireland. This is a voluntary market that operates under the principles of community rating, open enrolment, lifetime cover and minimum benefit. Minimum benefit means that all health insurance contracts must provide a certain minimum level of cover for inpatient and outpatient hospital treatment. This...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In the public health sector, a temporary Special Scheme was put in place for 12 months in July 2022 to support eligible staff who were impacted by Long-Covid. At the request of my Department, approval to extend the Special Scheme was granted by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP and Reform (DPENDPR) a number of times, it was extended for a further 12 months at the end of June 2024 on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: My Department does not have a designated head of procurement. It operates a devolved procurement function whereby each business unit is responsible for the procurement of their own goods, services and any related contracts, following advice from the Procurement Officer and the Office of Government Procurement. I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: My Department operates a devolved procurement function whereby each business unit is responsible for the procurement of their own goods, services and any related contracts, following advice from the Procurement Officer and the Office of Government Procurement. Both of my Department's procurement advisors have attended external certificate level procurement training courses. They also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As part of the procurement process, my Department's Procurement Officer ensures that tender details and contracts are notified and updated as required. These are recorded on an internal contract management spreadsheet system which is centrally monitored and updated. I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible. Details for other bodies...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (24 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In April, at my request, the Health Service Executive (HSE) CEO initiated a detailed survey of all insourcing activity within the HSE, assisted by Finance, Internal Audit, HR and Access/Integration functions. Insourcing can be funded either directly by the HSE/hospital concerned, or by the National Treatment Purchase Fund. The HSE CEO is also commissioning an audit of governance and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (24 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: Legislative Process (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024 was enacted in February 2024. The Act is a composite piece of legislation that includes provisions around donation and transplantation of organs, tissues, and cells, post-mortem practice and procedures, anatomical examination, and public display of bodies after death. Crucially, it embeds in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 770 and 773 together. Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024 was enacted in February 2024. The Act is a composite piece of legislation that includes provisions around donation and transplantation of organs, tissues, and cells, post-mortem practice and procedures, anatomical examination, and public display of bodies after death. Crucially, it embeds in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Welfare 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Projects (24 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: Departmental Projects (24 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: Departmental Projects (24 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: Departmental Strategies (24 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: Departmental Programmes (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am committed to supporting our population screening programmes, which are a valuable part of our health service, enabling early treatment and care for many people, and improving the overall health of our population. The Programme for Government commits to extending the BowelScreen cancer screening programme and also to extending the ages for the BreastCheck screening programme in line...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 779 and 780 together. As the Deputy is aware, the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 was signed into law by the President in July 2024, having passed all stages in both Houses of the Oireachtas. The primary purpose of this complex and far-reaching legislation is to regulate fertility clinics providing treatment such as IVF (in-vitro...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (24 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The process for the Beaumont ED proposal is being managed through the HSE capital development process rather than requiring direct submission to the Department of Health or Government for consent. This is in line with the provisions of the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery, and Reform’s updated Infrastructure Guidelines. As such, I have asked the...