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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104, 134, 149 and 423 together. Menopause is an important health and well-being issue which has been prioritised as part of the Government’s commitment to improved women’s health outcomes. Much important work has been done in this area, driven by the Women’s Health Taskforce and the Women’s Health Action Plans. Budget 2025...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 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 (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Officials in my Department have contacted HSE West and North West in regard to your query re Galway University Hospital and the following outlines the current position. Galway University Hospital has experienced a period of sustained escalation over recent months, not only affected by the winter surge and associated high incidences of respiratory virus & winter vomiting outbreaks,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (6 Mar 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: Assisted Human Reproduction (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 111 and 131 together. As the Deputy is aware, the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 was signed into law by the President on July 2nd 2024, having passed all stages in both Houses of the Oireachtas. The 2024 Act encompasses the regulation for the first time of a wide range of practices undertaken in Ireland, including: the use and donation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This Government is committed to ensuring ongoing improvements so that children with scoliosis are treated quickly and safely. There has been significant additional investment to help tackle waiting lists for spinal procedures. Several initiatives are underway to support improvements in paediatric spinal services and reduce the time that children are waiting for spinal procedures. A...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In May 2024, HIQA was requested by the then Minister for Health to conduct a review of urgent and emergency care in the mid-west region with the primary objective of ensuring safe quality acute care in the region. As part of this review, HIQA was requested to consider the case for a second emergency department within the region in the context of the population changes in recent years and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Programme for Government commits to achieving accessible, affordable, and high quality healthcare for all through the ongoing implementation of Sláintecare and supported by sustained investment and leadership. I will shortly be bringing to the Government a new multiannual plan for the implementation of Sláintecare for the period 2025 onwards which will set out the pathway...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 137 together. Galway University Hospitals is proposing a number of projects of significant scale on its University Hospital Galway (UHG) campus on the Newcastle Road, Galway. When complete, these proposals will provide state of the art, Model 4 hospital facilities at UHG for the people of Galway and the HSE West and Northwest Region. In late...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Department is aware of the stress that shortages of medicines can cause for patients and healthcare professionals alike, thusly managing and mitigating medicine shortages is the subject of several workstreams across the Department and wider health service. Ireland has a multi-stakeholder Medicines Shortages Framework in place, operated by our medicines regulator, the Health Products...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 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: Hospital Facilities (6 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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Capital investment plays a critical role in enabling and enhancing health service provision, and to drive the reforms as set out in Sláintecare. The HSE Capital Plan is an annual document that sets out the planned Health infrastructure investment within a given year. The number and cost of projects competing for inclusion in the annual Capital Plan invariably exceeds the funding...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (6 Mar 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Mar 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (6 Mar 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.