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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 488 to 491, inclusive, and 493 together. This is not a matter for Department of Health. Article 21(c) relates to FASD which is a matter for the Department of Disabilities Children and Youth Affairs and these PQ's should be directed to that Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This is not a matter for Department of Health and should be directed to DCEDIY.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (20 Mar 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 Strategies (20 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Recommendation 17 of the National Maternity Strategy details that 'a consistent approach to informing women about the risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy is developed'. The remaining action under this recommendation, which is not yet fully implemented, is action 17.2, relating to the development and implementation of a National Guideline on Alcohol Use in Pregnancy/Foetal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Mar 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 (20 Mar 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 (20 Mar 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: Children in Care (20 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This PQ should be directed to The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (20 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Programme for Government 2025 outlines this Government’s commitment to improving public health, including building on the existing National Cardiovascular Policy. The National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services (NRCS) is finalised. The Review provides a detailed, evidence-driven analysis of cardiac services across the Country. A wide range of stakeholders - clinical,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (20 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: A Strategic Review of General Practice is currently underway, led by the Department of Health and supported by the HSE. With input from key stakeholders, the review is examining a range of issues affecting general practice including GP training, GP capacity, Out of Hours services reform, the eHealth Agenda, and the financial support model for general practice. The Review will identify the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I just want to observe with regard to UHL that over the bank holiday weekend in February, 140 people were waiting on trolleys but this weekend there were 79. That is a 56% reduction and it should be like that all the time. There is huge capacity going into Limerick in terms of the 96-bed block and a second one. There will be 582 new beds delivered. An interim report by HIQA was brought to...

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There are many different issues and I want to try to respond to everybody individually. If I do not, I will do so when I come back in on a different section because I respect and appreciate all the important points people have raised. I do not simply want to read out speaking notes or anything like that. I want to try to address the points properly. It was very important to me to be...

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I want to clarify Senator Ryan's position. From my reading of the amendment, she does not specify the time as ten weeks or 12 weeks but she alludes to the Sláintecare target times. Is that correct?

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The external quality review conducted by the Boston Children's Hospital contained 27 recommendations, 23 of which have been implemented. One recommendation has been partially completed but cannot be fully completed until the move to the new national children's hospital - we need to talk about the name. A further recommendation cannot be commenced until the transition to the hospital is...

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Out of respect to the people who have been working on this, I wish to inform Senators that in 2024 a total of 513 spinal procedures were completed, a 10% increase on the 464 undertaken in 2023, and a 25% increase on 2019. As of 26 February this year, 87 procedures had been completed. Saturday outpatient clinics are taking place where new spinal outpatient referrals are being seen in...

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Senator Boyhan.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In December 2023, the Minister for Health established the National Rare Disease Steering Group which was tasked with developing a new National Rare Disease Strategy for Ireland. The Steering Group are expected to finalise the Strategy in the coming weeks, following which it will be presented to me for consideration before the Strategy is officially launched.Following the launch of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Health and Social Care Professionals Council and Registration Boards, collectively known as CORU, are responsible for protecting the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct, education, training, and competence amongst the professions designated under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act (2005), which includes the speech and language profession. I am advised...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Health and Social Care Professionals Council and Registration Boards, collectively known as CORU, are responsible for protecting the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct, education, training, and competence amongst the professions designated under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act (2005). I am advised by CORU, that some pathways for recognition of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025 is being organised and funded by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease; my Department is not involved in either its organisation or its funding. I welcome that Ireland has been chosen as the location of the conference and look forward to the focus that it will bring to combustible tobacco smoking which remains the leading...