Results 421-440 of 11,434 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (8 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: Medicinal Products (8 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 medical devices; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to those who have the greatest level of need and have been assessed and referred for treatment before their 16th birthday. Referrals for HSE orthodontic assessment are made at the sixth-class oral health assessment appointment, if the dentist determines that the child may meet the HSE's criteria. All referrals to the HSE Orthodontic Unit are assessed by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 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: Medical Records (8 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: Hospital Facilities (8 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 Staff (8 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 Staff (8 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 Services (8 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: Nursing Homes (8 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 (8 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: Ambulance Service (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Deputy will be aware, funding for the National Ambulance Service (NAS) will be outlined in the Health Service Executive National Service Plan for 2026. This Government remains committed to the continued investment in the NAS. Development funding in 2025 provided for 180 new posts in the NAS focused on building emergency front-line capacity, alternative care pathways and NAS...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 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: European Council (8 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The first Informal meeting of Health Ministers under the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU took place in Copenhagen on 15-16 September 2025. The Department does not have a preparatory role in the organisation of the EPSCO (Health configuration) Council meetings taking place during the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU (July – December 2026). The North-South, EU...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: After a hearing in the Labour Court in June this year it was recommended that a final extension of the current Special Scheme to the 31st of December 2025, at which point anyone remaining on the scheme should transition to the Public Service Sick Leave Scheme. Any employee of the public health sector remaining unwell beyond that date, may utilise the full provisions of the Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Oct 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. The Minister for Health is prohibited 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 the particular query raised, as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (7 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: Patient Safety (7 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Department of Health has been engaged in the development of policy in relation to the areas of Patient Safety, Complaints and Advocacy. A national patient complaints and patient safety incidents policy covering both public and private health services is in development through a number of work streams. A comprehensive stakeholder engagement process has been ongoing to gather...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (7 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: Hospital Equipment (7 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The HSE has confirmed that no capital proposal has been submitted for a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner at Beaumont Hospital’s campus in Raheny, Dublin. A request for capital funding is assessed through formal HSE and Department of Health processes to ensure that proposals are aligned with the Strategic Healthcare Investment Framework (SHIF). The Framework was developed...