Results 1,521-1,540 of 8,053 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
- 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: Home Care Packages (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: Disability 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: Home Care Packages (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: Disability 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: 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: Medical Cards (20 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. The Act obliges the HSE to assess whether a person is unable, without due hardship, to arrange general practitioner services for himself or herself and his or her family, having regard to his or her overall financial position and reasonable...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (20 May 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: Home Care Packages (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 Reports (15 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 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). The audit process is at an advanced stage and CHI and NOHC are committed to sharing the findings of the audit once it is completed. I will be updated as the process towards finalisation of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Where an individual is employed as a social care worker, either on a part-time or full-time basis, there is no impediment to that person submitting an application to CORU to be placed on the social care workers register. It is only necessary that a person fulfil the registration criteria set out by CORU in order to register as a social care worker. CORU’s registration requirements can...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (15 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. Please note that GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold at least one contract with the HSE for the provision of medical services on its behalf, such as the GMS contract for the provision of GP services without charge to medical card and GP visit card...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 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: Medicinal Products (15 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Firstly, I want to be absolutely clear on what the intention was with regard to the Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) initiative. Budget 2025 aimed to continue the excellent ongoing work to improve women’s healthcare and, in particular to support women on their menopause journey. It was originally intended that the State would pay for the HRT product. Pharmacies would be free to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (15 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (15 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: Healthcare Policy (15 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Deputy for his query in relation to the medical evacuation to Ireland of paediatric patients from Gaza. I can advise the Deputy that as an EU Member State, Ireland responded to a request from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to assist in addressing the current health needs in Gaza. Government approval was secured in September 2024 for Ireland to evacuate up to 30 sick...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 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: Departmental Bodies (15 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The information on details of all agencies or quangos established since 2015 is not available to respond fully today to you. My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (15 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: GPs are independent practitioners. It is a matter for a GP to use their clinical judgement to determine what is proper and necessary care for each individual patient. GPs are individually clinically responsible for their decisions.