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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The HSE continues to monitor the use of nitrous oxide and to tailor appropriate and targeted messages. Targeted ads are shared every few weeks on the topic of nitrous oxide with audiences over the age of 18, as well as messages which aim to create awareness of long-term use, which can cause vitamin B12 deficiency in some individuals, and signs of concern which people can look out for. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Capital investment plays a critical role in enabling and enhancing health service provision, and to drive the reforms as set out in Sláintecare. The HSE Capital Plan is an annual document that sets out the planned Health infrastructure investment within a given year. The number and cost of projects competing for inclusion in the annual Capital Plan invariably exceeds the funding...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (19 Mar 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 Waiting Lists (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 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 confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This Government is committed to ensuring ongoing improvements so that children with scoliosis are treated quickly and safely. There has been significant additional investment to help tackle waiting lists for spinal procedures. Several initiatives are underway to support improvements in paediatric spinal services and reduce the time that children are waiting for spinal procedures. A...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Mar 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: Medicinal Products (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Thank you, Deputy, for your query on the important issue of Creon shortages. Companies are required to notify our medicines regulator, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) of medicine shortages or potential shortages impacting the Irish market. Viatris, the company that places Creon on the market in Ireland has notified the HPRA of a global supply constraint of Creon...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 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 confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (19 Mar 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: Healthcare Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This PQ should be directed to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (19 Mar 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: Data Protection (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Following the completion of an Inquiry, the DPC issued the following fine on the Department. Year Amount Breach cited 2023 €22,500 Infringements of Articles 5(1)(c), 6(1), 6(4) and 9(1) of the GDPR in respect of processing of personal data in 29 litigation files. I have asked the HSE to reply to the Deputy on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Mar 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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (19 Mar 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: Disease Management (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Rare Disease Steering Group was established in December 2023 and is chaired by Prof. Cecily Kelleher. The Steering Group have been tasked with developing a new Rare Disease Strategy for Ireland that sets out the vision for rare disease services in Ireland and the actions required to achieve this. The National Rare Disease Steering Group are close to final sign-off on the new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Consultations (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Dermal fillers are classified as medical devices under the European Union (EU) medical device legislation and the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is the competent authority for medical devices in Ireland. Dermal fillers are typically regulated under the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) as Class III medical devices (the highest risk class). In the EU, medical devices are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In line with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduate's instructions, it is too early to issue a statement of need commencing June / July 2026 at this stage. The doctor in question has been advised to submit the required documentation to my Department in late 2025/early 2026. On receipt of current documentation at the time of application, the statement of need for 2026/2027...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (19 Mar 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: Health Services Staff (19 Mar 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.