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- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (29 Jul 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. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. GPs who hold a GMS contract are required by their contract to make suitable arrangements to enable contact to be...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: In relation to the particular query raised, adult and child waiting list information by hospital, specialty, and time band is published monthly by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) on its website: www.ntpf.ie/home/nwld.htm. The information is now being made available through an interactive visual tool which provides users with a much-improved way of accessing and analysing waiting...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (29 Jul 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 to be 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;...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have attached a file with the amount spent by the Department of Health and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. This PQ has also been referred to the HSE to respond directly. National Cancer Registry 2021 €7,126 2022 €11,711 ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Commission (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Decision Support Service operates under the remit of the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth. Accordingly, this Parliamentary Question falls within the responsibility of the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (29 Jul 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: Special Educational Needs (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As Minister for Health, I am determined to support our screening programmes, which are a valuable part of our health service, enabling early treatment and care for many people, and improving the overall health of our population. Diabetes Mellitus, often referred to simply as diabetes, is a chronic disease that causes a person’s blood glucose level to become too high. Type 1...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Data contained in a recent report prepared for the Minister of Social Protection by the CSO show the fertility rate in Ireland for 2024 stood at 1.5, a decrease of 0.5 from the 2014 fertility rate of 2. This rate is marginally higher than the EU average fertility rate, and is in line with the rate in many other EU countries. While this decline in fertility rates is attributable to a myriad...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jul 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 (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational 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 (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The ages at which vaccines are recommended in the immunisation schedule are recommended by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC), in order to give each child the best possible protection against vaccine preventable diseases. As the HPV vaccine is a preventative measure, it is intended to be administered, if possible, before a person becomes exposed to HPV infection. Therefore,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (29 Jul 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: Medicinal Products (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: At present, the current provision under this measure is for free HRT products for the purpose of treating the symptoms of menopause, as diagnosed and prescribed by a registered healthcare provider. The new Free HRT Arrangement, which came into effect on 1 June 2025, supports the Programme for Government commitment in “transforming women’s health” and supports our...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Following the Government Decision of 22 July 2025 to defer the implementation of alcohol labelling requirements from 2026 to 2028, my Department are arranging for the necessary amendments to the relevant regulations. As the Deputy is aware, the Public Health (Alcohol) Act was enacted in 2018. It should be noted that 28 of the 31 provisions of the Act have been commenced, including the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Development Plan (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Development Plan is the largest ever capital investment plan in the history of the State. The enhanced NDP provision for the health sector for 2026 – 2030 is €9.25 billion. Building on a strong track record of infrastructure delivery and significant increases in capital expenditure in recent years, this will further support the delivery of equitable, accessible and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (29 Jul 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.