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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (11 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: As I said, the Deputy might give me the particular case and the details of what he has said today. If he could send it to the Department of Health, I will make sure we get back to him. I thank everyone here today for the attention they have given to this really important matter. I reiterate that the PET-CT scanners are an invaluable tool in the diagnosis of a variety of conditions, but...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (11 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: And the services. I thank the Deputy for highlighting this very serious issue today.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (11 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Deputy for highlighting such a serious case for the child and her family. I am taking this question on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Scientifically advanced machines such as PET-CT scanners play a significant role in the diagnosing of cancers and other conditions. A PET scan shows how tissues and organs are functioning by detecting radioactive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1387, 1388, 1389 and 1401 together. Encouraging mothers to breastfeed is a priority, both for the Department of Health and for the HSE. The Healthy Ireland Framework, Healthy Ireland Strategic Action Plan, the National Maternity Strategy, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan, and the National Cancer Strategy, all emphasise the importance of supporting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 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 (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 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 (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 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 Promotion (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The OSMR Act 2022 amended the Broadcasting Act 2009 to establish Coimisiún na Meán and dissolve the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”). Section 46N (7) under the Media Service Codes section of the OSMR Act 2022 allows for “Provision made for the purpose referred to in subsection (2)(d)(ii) may prohibit or restrict, in accordance with law, the inclusion in...

Independent External Medical Audit for Children's Health Ireland and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh: Statements (27 May 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I begin by acknowledging the anxiety that many young patients and their families will be feeling this week as they read the report's findings on surgery for children with developmental dysplasia of the hip across CHI and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh. I can only imagine the distress and upset the families are experiencing. There is clearly an urgent need to establish why so many...

Biodiversity Week: Statements (21 May 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We can all see how passionate the Minister of State is about National Biodiversity Week. I am pleased to follow my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan, and to join this important discussion as we mark National Biodiversity Week. It is a key moment in our national calendar when we reflect on, celebrate and, most important, act to protect and restore Ireland's...

Fair and Sustainable Funding for Carers, Home Support and Nursing Homes Support Schemes: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank everyone for the opportunity to address the House on the issue raised by the Deputies who tabled this motion. I begin by echoing the opening remarks of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, and thank the Deputies for their constructive and positive contributions to this important motion on the issue of fair and sustainable funding for carers, home support and nursing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Procedures (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I assure the Deputy that the Minister and the Department are taking this very seriously. This is very serious, and we know that. Nobody wants anyone, particularly those children or their families, to be in this position today. I can guarantee that the Minister is very conscious of the concern that will be felt by all the patients and families affected. The audit process is nearly complete...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Patient Transport (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue and giving me the opportunity to update him on transport in County Tipperary. The Deputy mentioned the Red Cross, Order of Malta and Civil Defence, and it is important we pay tribute to the great work they do. They are excellent. It is important the Deputy recognised them and that we all recognise them. I assure the Deputy the HSE and Tipperary...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Procedures (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Deputy for raising this very serious issue. I have spoken to families and I see the concern and hurt. It is important this is raised in the House. 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 clinical audit involved a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Patient Transport (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Deputy. What he raised this evening highlights an issue of concern. I want to give him an update on the patient transport service in County Tipperary. The patient transport service, which provides non-emergency patient transport for some patients in the south-east region, was set up in 2013. It was set up on a discretionary basis by the HSE for the region. Hospitals there...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (14 May 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Deputy again for her contributions on Monaghan hospital. It is right that we acknowledge the excellent care provided by the staff, as the Deputy said herself. I will go back to the Minister for Health and request that she pay a visit, as the Deputy asked. The Government is committed to ongoing development and investment in regional hospitals. Significant investment in capital...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (14 May 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Deputy.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (14 May 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Deputy. I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the services provided at Monaghan Hospital. I absolutely see the Deputy's concerns. The Government is committed to the ongoing development of our regional hospitals, including Cavan and Monaghan Hospital. Cavan General Hospital and Monaghan Hospital operate as a single hospital, with an integrated managerial and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (14 May 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and for offering me the opportunity to respond. The Minister knows that there are many reasons why people seek residential supports. For some, it is by way of services to allow them remain in their own homes with family. For others, it is a residential service. The aim has been to facilitate living and inclusion in the community. ...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (14 May 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I understand the challenges. I know there is significant demand for residential placements at a level which consistently exceeds supply. We are living longer and we need to do more. I can assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to funding and to working on this. Challenges in providing these services include workforce challenges that apply to all specialist disability...