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Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (5 Feb 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Departmental Officials are drafting legislation to add HHC as a Schedule 1 controlled drug to the Misuse of Drugs legislative framework. I must stress that is not just regulation of the sale of HHC for human consumption. Schedule 1 controlled drugs are subject to the strictest control measures and both the possession and/or sale and supply of a Scheduled 1 controlled drug is an offence under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Feb 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 devices; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (5 Feb 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: Health Services (5 Feb 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: General Practitioner Services (5 Feb 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS contract with the HSE for the provision of GP services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Where a person who holds a medical card or GP visit card experiences difficulty in finding a GP to accept them as a patient, that person, having unsuccessfully applied to at least three GPs in the area (or fewer if there...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (5 Feb 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are available in many locations across society under the management of various organisations. AEDs are among the various items eligible for funding under the Community Sport Facilities Fund. The Community Sport Facilities Fund (formerly the Sports Capital & Equipment Programme) is operated by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 Feb 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. There is no prescribed ratio of GPs to patients and the State does not regulate the number of GPs that can set up in a town or community. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Currently...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (5 Feb 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: Health Services Staff (5 Feb 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this relates to a service matter we have asked the HSE to reply to the deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (5 Feb 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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (5 Feb 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: Hospital Services (5 Feb 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: Legislative Measures (5 Feb 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Cabinet approval was given on 10 September to proposals for a Bill to further regulate nicotine inhaling products, including a complete ban on disposable vapes. Those proposal are now being drafted with the Office of the Attorney General. Once completed, the draft legislation will require notification at EU level under the Technical Standards Directive (Directive 2015/1535). At this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 Feb 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS contract with the HSE for the provision of medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Medical card and GP visit card holders who are assigned to a GP's GMS panel and wish to change their GP can do so via the “Change of GP form” available from the HSE website. The GMS scheme operates under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (5 Feb 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: Dental Services (5 Feb 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Dentists Act 1985 establishes the Dental Council as the regulator of the dental profession in Ireland. Section 38 the 1985 Act sets out a series of grounds under which the Council or any person can apply to the Fitness to Practise Committee to establish an inquiry into the conduct of a registered dentist. While the dentist in question is currently under inquiry by the UK’s General...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Feb 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy to advise what additional guidelines they introduced for the staff of the public health service, in additional to the public health guidelines issued nationally. Should the Deputy wish to understand if any additional guidelines were introduced in private hospital settings, he will need to engage directly with private hospitals.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Feb 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 (5 Feb 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 Centres (5 Feb 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.