Results 441-460 of 11,063 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There are a couple of things. First, a new dental school has been opened by the Royal College of Surgeons in Sandyford. It is a community-based “treat and train” model, which is bringing in 35 patients this year. That will continue to grow, and there is a plan for a similar model in Connolly Hospital. The Deputy is right that there are fewer dentists doing HSE work, and we...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 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: Budget 2026 (1 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I wish to acknowledge receipt of the Irish Lung Fibrosis Associations pre-budget submission. My Department will give this document due consideration as part of its ongoing and future engagements with the ILFA and will continue to work with all stakeholders to ensure the best outcomes for people living with Lung Fibrosis in Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 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: Vaccination Programme (1 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). NIAC considers the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland as well as international best practice in relation to immunisation when developing its advice. The current NIAC guidelines state that the shingles vaccine may be considered in those aged 65 years and older,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 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: Healthcare Policy (1 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Long-Term Illness (LTI) Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975, prescribing 16 conditions to be covered by the Scheme. These are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Oct 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. The ages at which vaccines are recommended in the immunisation schedule are recommended by NIAC in order to give each...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 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: Healthcare Policy (1 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: Healthcare Policy (1 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: Cancer Services (1 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am fully committed to ensuring and supporting patients' central role in working with the public health service to develop health policy and in designing and reforming health services. Patient representatives participate in a number of committees and working groups across the Department of Health, the HSE and health agencies and make a significant contribution to the strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (1 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 (1 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: Health Services Staff (1 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Public Health Nurses (PHN) are employed by the HSE to deliver safe, quality and person-centred community nursing care across a person's life. There are known challenges with the recruitment and retention of Public Health Nurses, particularly within parts of Dublin. This Government remains committed to providing continued investment in the nursing and midwifery workforce and ensuring that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 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: Medical Aids and Appliances (1 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the matter raised is a service delivery 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 (1 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 208 to 211, inclusive, together. Under the Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP), Ireland put in place a comprehensive, cross-Government strategy to address obesity and overweight. Since 2016 significant progress has been made in delivering on the Ten Step Programme of OPAP and to drive policy initiatives and actions, ranging from health promotion and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 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 Transfers (1 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.