Results 741-760 of 11,434 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (2 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Government recognises the importance of timely access for patients to new medicines. The Programme for Government contains a suite of measures on medicines, which we aim to progress over its lifetime. Access to medicines is the focus of a number of workstreams across my Department. Budgets 2021-2025 allocated an additional €158 million for new drugs, which facilitated the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (2 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: Primary Care Centres (2 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Irish model of general practice is based on private practice, GPs providing GP services in Ireland currently are private practitioners. The HSE does not directly employ GPs for the provision of GP services. Most GPs hold a GMS contract with the HSE to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. All persons aged 70 and over are eligible for a GP...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 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 (2 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 (2 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 (2 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 and 470 together. The HSE National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027 aims to modernise and reform stroke services in line with Sláintecare policy and address the challenges facing Ireland from population ageing and the predicted increase in the total number of strokes right across Europe, including Ireland. The strategy provides a blueprint for required...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (2 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 (2 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 472 and 473 together. This government is fully committed to supporting improvements and advances in stroke services including the area of research and will build on the €13.5m in funding allocated to the HSE National Stroke Strategy since its publication in 2022. The HSE National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027 aims to modernise and reform stroke...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HSE, are responsible for collating vaccination uptake rates. I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Chair and members of the committee. I am very pleased to be here with my departmental officials Tracey Conroy, assistant secretary for acute hospitals, Derek Tierney, assistant secretary for health infrastructure, Louise McGirr, assistant secretary for resources, and Rachel Kenna, chief nursing officer, along with our HSE colleagues Bernard Gloster, CEO, Stephen Mulvany, CFO,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Deputy. He raised many different issues. I will respond to as much as I can. Productivity needs digital, but digital is not the answer to productivity. Both need to happen. I am seeing some good evidence in different regions of more productivity. Let me give a couple of examples. In Beaumont Hospital, for example, since August 2025, we have had Saturday clinics operating...