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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 848, 850 and 851 together. The Government is committed to enhancing palliative care services to provide the best end of life and bereavement support for patients, families and carers. The total national palliative care budget in 2025 is over €184 million – a 15% increase on 2024 and a 50% increase on 2020. The Irish Hospice Foundation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (20 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 Surveys (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National End of Life Survey (NEOLS) is part of the National Care Experience Programme, a joint initiative by the Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA), the Health Service Executive (HSE), and the Department of Health. This was the first national survey asking bereaved people about the care provided to their relatives and friends in the last months and days of their lives. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (20 May 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: Healthcare Policy (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Long-Term Illness (LTI) Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975, prescribing 16 conditions covered by the Scheme. These are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (20 May 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Internships (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This question has been referred to the HSE for reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (20 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: Primary Care Services (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare property estate, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (20 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: Hospital Staff (20 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: Mental Health Services (20 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: Hospital Procedures (20 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: Hospital Appointments Status (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Deputy is aware, a clinical audit has been conducted by an external international expert on surgery for children with developmental dysplasia of the hip across CHI and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh (NOHC). CHI and NOHC have issued letters in recent weeks to families and patients who had hip dysplasia procedures since 2010 to provide reassurance and information about the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The requirement for health warnings and health information on the labels of alcohol products was enacted at section 12 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 on 17 October 2018. The Minister for Health made the Public Health (Alcohol) (Labelling) Regulations 2023 and commenced section 12 of the Act on 18 May 2023. The law will come into operation on 22 May 2026.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Government is extremely conscious of the distress overcrowded emergency departments cause to patients, their families, and frontline staff working in challenging conditions in hospitals throughout the country, including Naas General Hospital (NGH). As the Deputy will be aware, the solutions to overcrowded emergency departments largely lie outside of those emergency departments. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 872 and 873 together. Food labelling in the EU is governed by Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (FIC). In Ireland, bilingual labelling is provided for in S.I. No. 556/2014 – European Union (Provision of Food Information to Consumers) Regulations 2014. This legislation provides that mandatory food...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 874 and 875 together. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.