Results 301-320 of 11,063 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There has been an unprecedented level of investment by this Government in the health service workforce in recent years. Growth in the number of staff in our health service has never been so high, with the recruitment over the past 5 years being the highest since the foundation of the Health Service Executive (HSE). There are over 29,000 more staff working in the health service than...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental 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.

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients, persons who hold a medical card or GP visit card, with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner...". Eligible persons are not subject to any co-payments or other charges in respect of such services including GP consultations. The HSE reimburses GPs...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am pleased to update you on the progress of key capital developments at Beaumont Hospital. There are a number of significant proposals for capital investment, and all are progressing through the requisite design and planning stages. All of these proposals are being managed through the HSE capital development process in line with the Infrastructure Guidelines. As a live hospital campus...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. The General Practitioner (GP) Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Programme commenced in 2020 and has been rolled out on a phased basis to adult GMS (Medical Card and GP Visit Card) patients over a 4-year period. The CDM Programme represents a new approach in...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In September 2023, a comprehensive patient safety review and assurance process was commissioned by the HSE into the paediatric orthopaedic surgery service. This review is being undertaken by Mr Nayagam. The HSE have advised that the risk assessment aspect of the review has been completed and is being considered. The first phase of the review took longer than anticipated mostly because of...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Government is actively working to increase elective care capacity in Ireland, ensuring that high-quality and timely scheduled care is available to all. New elective facilities will support the separation of scheduled (elective) and emergency care. This can lead to improved care for patients with fewer cancellations and delays for elective care caused by seasonal surges, localised...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (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: Disease Management (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: Emergency Departments (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Government is committed to ensuring adequate and safe staffing across our health service, ensuring that the workforce keeps pace with population and demographic changes. Mayo University Hospital (MUH) has had an increase of over 30% of its overall staffing levels, an additional 352 staff since December 2019. The Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix provides an...

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

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has advised my Department that 11,486 procedures were carried out in Northern Ireland from 2019 to end September 2025.

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Community Pharmacy Agreement 2025 does not remove phased dispensing. Phased dispensing was introduced in 1996 for patient safety reasons. The supply of medication in instalments can support patients prescribed certain high-risk medications who are at risk of medication misadventure if these medications were to be supplied on a monthly basis, as is the norm under the community drug...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (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: Emergency Departments (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: Hospital Facilities (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: Health Services Staff (2 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is important to recognise that overall activity within the eight core primary care therapies is significant. Almost 1.4 million patients were seen in 2024. However, I fully acknowledge that waiting lists for primary care therapies have increased significantly. I am very conscious of the vital role that primary care therapies play for children and adults. I am acutely aware of the...