Results 1-20 of 11,434 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Men's Health: Statements (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I welcome this opportunity to speak on men's health, which is a priority in the programme for Government. In 2009, Ireland was the first country in the world to develop a national men's health policy. The men's health policy sets out a comprehensive and, I hope, ambitious framework with a series of objectives aimed at improving men's health. It was followed by two action plans. One was...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have literally just come from Crumlin where I met some of the new consultant radiologists who have come here from other countries in anticipation of the children's hospital. I am meeting the chief people officer after the statements on men's health in respect of some of the vacancies. On our cancer strategy, the Deputy is right to identify regional variance, which is one of the very many...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Oct 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: Wildlife Regulations (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Health Service Executive (HSE) National Environmental Health Service is responsible for enforcing the provisions of the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 1919. Environmental Health Officers as authorised officers under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 1919, investigate complaints regarding rodents as they arise and take appropriate action. Measures may include verbal or written advice,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Dentists Act 1985 establishes the Dental Council as the regulatory body for the dental profession in Ireland. As such, issues concerning the registration of dentists are a matter for the Dental Council to consider. The Dental Council recommends that applicants allow for the registration process to take three months. While it aims to finalise applications as quickly as possible, delays...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Minimum unit pricing (MUP) came into operation in January 2022. The Public Health (Alcohol) Act provides that the Minister may, by order, increase the minimum price per gram of alcohol no earlier than 3 years after commencement. The Act specifies that the Minister must take into account any expert research available on the effectiveness of the measure as well as have regard to criteria set...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Oct 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 (22 Oct 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: Planning Issues (22 Oct 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 Appointments Status (22 Oct 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. The Minister for Health is prohibited 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 the particular query raised, as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Oct 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 Service Executive (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly regarding this matter

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (22 Oct 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 Staff (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have asked the HSE, as Sponsoring Agency with day-to-day responsibility for the delivery of the surgical hubs, to respond to you directly in relation to the matters raised.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As Minister for Health, I am committed to the ongoing development of Letterkenny University Hospital. This Government has allocated significant resources to Letterkenny which will benefit patients:The hospital budget has increased from €157 million in 2020 to €247 million in 2025, this is a 57% increase in 4 years.Staffing at the hospital has grown by 437 since January 2020, an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Oct 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: Dental Services (22 Oct 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 (22 Oct 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 Reviews (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: As this review is being conducted by the HSE, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Model of Care for Fertility was developed by the Department of Health in conjunction with the HSE’s National Women & Infants Health Programme to ensure that fertility-related issues are addressed through the public health system at the lowest level of clinical intervention necessary. This Model of Care comprises three elements, starting in primary care (i.e., GPs) and...