Results 481-500 of 8,051 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (18 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: €500k funding was allocated for pulmonary fibrosis in budget 2025 and is available to the HSE. The HSE have completed recruitment of an Interstitial Lung Disease Clinical Advisor, a role crucial to progressing work in this area. The successful candidate is due to start in the role on 19th June 2025, establishing the appropriate governance and leadership to drive work in this area....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (18 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to respond.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Therefore, I have asked the HSE to provide an update in relation to treatments for SMA patients over 18 years of age. The HSE has advised that once a medicine is approved by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (18 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Referred to the HSE for reply

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 166 together. GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS contract with the HSE for the provision of GP services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) provides oral healthcare, free of charge, to medical card holders aged 16 and over. Services available annually and on demand include an examination including preventative elements, two fillings, extractions, and a scale and polish. More complex care, such as dentures, additional fillings and a broader range of treatments for patients with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Online Health Taskforce (OHT) was established in September 2024, in recognition of the growing body of evidence, from Ireland and internationally, showing the link between certain types of online activity and physical and mental health harms to children and young people. The Taskforce is developing a strategic public health response to these harms and will bring forward evidence-informed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (18 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: Health Services (18 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Postnatal Hubs are intended to create a model of support in the community for mothers, babies and families in the weeks after birth. The National Maternity Experience Survey, first conducted in 2020, has shown that improving postnatal care in the community is a priority for women. That is why, since 2022 significant investment has been directed into the establishment of a national network of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 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: Health Services (18 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: Medical Cards (18 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: General Practitioner Services (18 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: Health Services Waiting Lists (17 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: Health Services Staff (17 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: Health Services Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: On behalf of the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, I would like to thank you for your query.  The role of the Minister for Health is primarily to deal with legislation, policy, overall budgetary allocation, and corporate governance. The HSE is a separate entity to the Department of Health and as such, the HSE has responsibility for matters relating to the staff within...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 741 and 807 together. 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 devices; therefore, I have asked the HSE for an update in this matter. The HSE has advised that there is a National Application, Assessment & Decision Process for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 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: Medical Cards (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Eligibility for a Medical Card is primarily based on a financial assessment which is conducted by the HSE in accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The HSE assesses each medical card application on a qualifying financial threshold. This is the amount of money that an individual can earn a week and still qualify for a card. It is specific to the individual’s own financial...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (17 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I understand that the HSE issued a reply to the question under reference on 11 June.  However, as I further understand that the Deputy is seeking additional clarification in relation to the information sought, and as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to issue a further response to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.