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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In Budget 2025, a €20 million allocation was secured for the introduction of a state-funded Hormone Replacement Therapy measure for women experiencing symptoms of menopause. Under this new measure, which came into effect on 1st June 20205, where a woman has been prescribed a Hormone Replacement Therapy product by her healthcare provider to alleviate the symptoms associated with all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This has been referred to the HSE to answer.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (12 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: Hospital Facilities (12 Jun 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 (12 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 (12 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 (12 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: Ambulance Service (12 Jun 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: Health Services Staff (12 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 (12 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: Departmental Schemes (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In the public health sector, a temporary Special Scheme was put in place for 12 months in July 2022 to support eligible staff who were impacted by Long-Covid. At the request of my Department, approval to extend the Special Scheme was granted by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP and Reform (DPENDPR) a number of times, it was extended for a further 12 months at the end of June 2024 on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In the public health sector, a temporary Special Scheme was put in place for 12 months in July 2022 to support eligible staff who were impacted by Long-Covid. At the request of my Department, approval to extend the Special Scheme was granted by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP and Reform (DPENDPR) a number of times, most recently at the end of June 2024 when it was extended for a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I recognise the devastating impact that pregnancy loss at any stage can have on women and families as a whole. This Government is committed to the progressive development of maternity services. There has been significant work undertaken by this Government to improve supports for families experiencing pregnancy loss. Statutory entitlements for women who experience pregnancy loss are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This Government is committed to the progressive development of maternity services. There has been significant work undertaken in recent years to improve supports for families experiencing pregnancy loss. In 2016, Ireland’s first National Maternity Strategy was published, as well as the HSE’s National Standards for Bereavement Care following Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have asked the HSE, as Sponsoring Agency with day-to-day responsibility for the delivery of the elective hospitals to respond to you directly in relation to the matters raised.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Safeguarding adults who may be at risk of abuse is a key objective of my Department, every statutory body under its aegis and every relevant service that interacts with such adults. The Programme for Government 2025 ‘Securing Ireland’s Future’ includes a commitment to publish a national policy on adult safeguarding for the health and social care sector. This policy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (12 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Department of Health officials engage on an ongoing basis with colleagues in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that we train enough graduates with the skills necessary to support the delivery of health and social care services and to develop a strategic approach to workforce planning for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Carer's Leave (11 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Family carers are key enablers for Government policy to support people to live with dignity and independence in homes and communities for as long as possible by providing vital care to some of our most vulnerable citizens, including older people and people with disabilities. Census 2022 found that 5.8% of the total population (299,128 people) provide unpaid care in Ireland, an increase...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (11 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Medical Card provision is primarily based on financial assessment. In accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE, which assesses each 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...