Results 1,861-1,880 of 8,053 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As previously advised to the Deputy, consideration of expanding the publicly-funded, privately-provided AHR treatment initiative is underway. My Department is working with the HSE and relevant specialists in the field of reproductive medicine. I very much recognise the importance of pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT). This is a very complex area of medicine and it is important that it...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1195 and 1196 together. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in Ireland, with over 11,000 cases annually. Unfortunately, the number of people being diagnosed with skin cancer is rising. Recent data from the National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI) indicates that 90% of skin cancers are Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) which can usually be easily...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 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: Health Services Staff (13 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 Waiting Lists (13 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The HSE Orthodontic Service provides treatment and is limited to those children with the most severe and complex orthodontic treatment needs. Referral for orthodontic assessment is usually made at the 6th Class oral health examination. The Modified Index of Treatment Needs (Modified IOTN) system is used in all regions to determine if a patient will be accepted for treatment. There are a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 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: Health Services Staff (13 May 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: Mental Health Services (13 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 (13 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: Health Services (13 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This PQ should be directed to the Department of Children, Disability and Equality as they have remit over disability services.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 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: Cancer Research (13 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Clincal Trials Oversight Group (NCTOG) was set up in July 2024 in order to investigate the challenges of undertaking clinical trials in Ireland, and to examine potential solutions to address these challenges. In October 2024, the NCTOG produced its interim recommendations in relation to advancing clinical trials in Ireland (). These were brought before cabinet in a Memorandum for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Hospital Sector (13 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Recent years has seen increased activity in Voluntary Hospitals. This is driven by a growing and ageing population, the impact of new technologies including high-cost medicines, and the impact of price inflation that has affected the wider economy, as well as the welcome provision of new and expanded services. My Department is aware that several Voluntary hospitals have reported deficits in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Hospital Sector (13 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 Facilities (13 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: An Acute Haematology Oncology Nursing Service (AHOS) was established in 2020, as a measure to support patients on active cancer treatment who become acutely unwell to avoid ED attendance. This nurse-led service is available in each of the 26 hospitals that provide systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT). Using this service cancer patients, who are on treatment and become unwell with cancer...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (13 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Medical Card provision is primarily based on financial assessment. In accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE, which assesses each application on a qualifying financial threshold. The issue of granting medical or GP visit cards based on having a particular disease or illness was previously examined in 2014 by the HSE...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Thank you, Deputy, for raising the important issue of the 'Non-Statutory Inquiry into the Historical Licensing and Use of Sodium Valproate in Women of Child-Bearing Potential in the State’. Ms. Bríd O’Flaherty BL was appointed as the Chair of the ‘Non-Statutory Inquiry into the Historical Licensing and Use of Sodium Valproate in Women of Child-Bearing Potential...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (13 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 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 Infrastructure Provision (13 May 2025)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this is a service issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.