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- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS contract with the HSE for the provision of GP services to medical card and GP visit card holders. In rural areas, due to lower and more sparse populations, there is a greater dependence on small and single-handed practices. Under the GMS scheme, the Rural Practice Support Framework provides an additional support to eligible GP practices...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Under the GMS scheme, GPs are paid a subsidy towards the cost of employing a practice nurse and/or a practice secretary. The rate payable depends on the GP's GMS panel size and the level of experience of the nurse or secretary. A practice manager subsidy is also available. The rate of these subsidies was increased under the 2023 GP Agreement, and the General Practice Assistant staff...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) legislation, payments to pharmacy contractors were restructured in 2009, 2011 and 2013, under:S.I. No. 246/2009 - Health Professionals (Reduction of Payments to Community Pharmacy Contractors) Regulations 2009.S.I. No. 300/2011 - Health Professionals (Reduction of Payments to Community Pharmacy Contractors) Regulations...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I ask the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The predominant approaches to providing virtual care in Ireland are in line with Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030 and Programme for Government commitments. The Programme for Government commits to promoting greater use of remote health monitoring and virtual care solutions; that will in turn support capacity for scheduled and unscheduled care. There are two...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Department of Health has provided €5.87 million in funding for the Healthy Age Friendly Homes Programme for 2025. Increasing this by 10% would cost €587,000 per annum.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Irish model of general practice is based on private practice, and all GPs providing GP services in Ireland currently are private practitioners. The HSE does not directly employ GPs for the provision of GP services. Any proposed model involving salaried GP positions would require careful consideration to ensure the required level of service could be provided for medical card and GP...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 May 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 (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 641 and 644 together. 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....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (29 May 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: Medical Cards (29 May 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: Medicinal Products (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The below table shows the additional annual cost associated with reducing the Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS) Threshold in increments of €5 from €80 to €0 per month: Proposed DPS Threshold Additional Annual Cost €75 €9.6m €70 €19.5m €65 ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The below table sets out the estimated cost of reducing prescription charges in increments of €0.50 to €0.00 for each cohort: Proposed Prescription charge €1.00 €0.50 €0.00 People aged 70 and over - €31.5m €63m People aged under 70 ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (29 May 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 (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This PQ has been deferred, a response will issue in 10 working days.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This PQ has been deferred, a response will issue in 10 working days.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (29 May 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 (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Thank you, Deputy, for raising the important issue of the 'Non-Statutory Inquiry into the Historical Licensing and Use of Sodium Valproate in Women of Child-Bearing Potential in the State’. Ms. Bríd O’Flaherty BL was appointed as the Chair of the ‘Non-Statutory Inquiry into the Historical Licensing and Use of Sodium Valproate in Women of Child-Bearing Potential...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.