Results 1-20 of 41 for 5 million speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (8 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...the NAI and HSE National Clinical Programme for Neurology, working collaboratively to address priority areas. The Government made significant investments for neurology services in Budget 2025. This contributed to realisation of the commitments in in the new Programme for Government specifically to complete the national rollout of HSE Community Neuro-rehabilitation Teams; to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...of the National Oral Health Policy (NOHP). There are currently 34.7 whole-time equivalent posts vacant across the oral healthcare grades in the HSE, which the HSE is working to fill. In Budget 2025, an additional €2m in funding, increasing to €4m in 2026, was provided to continue implementation of the NOHP and support recruitment of 15 additional HSE oral healthcare staff...

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ..., when 108 children were waiting over three months, which means that, at that time, only 28% were within the Sláintecare targets. That is a very considerable difference between August 2024 and May 2025, and I recognise that. However, as a new Minister coming in and looking at the resources that have been put into this area, the sheer level of effort put in by my predecessor, his...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (26 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I totally recognise that and I commit today to writing to the Deputy with a full answer on these points. However, as regards the waiting list initiative, there is €8.4 million for this year, provided on an ongoing basis this year to address the primary care waiting lists for children, including in orthodontics. The funding is ongoing rather than one-off and is provided to try to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (26 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...(UHW) and has invested significantly in providing the resources required to support the delivery of enhanced and extended cardiac services. Construction projects with a total cost of €64 million have been completed at University Hospital Waterford. Part of this investment has been a significant focus on developing cardiac services, particularly cardiac catheterisation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Government has invested over €5 million in specialist endometriosis care since 2021. This has funded 2 supra-regional tertiary centres and five supporting regional hubs. The supra-regional centres are managed from Cork University Maternity Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital. Regional hubs operate from the Rotunda Hospital, the Coombe Hospital, the National Maternity...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...Conroy, assistant secretary; Mr. Daniel Curry, principal officer; and Mr. Patrick McGlynn, principal officer. We are here to consider the Revised Estimate for the Department of Health for 2025. This my first time meeting this committee. I want to speak to the members honestly about the performance of our health service and some of the key challenges we face. We have an opportunity to...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...both. The NTPF serves two purposes, as Deputy Sherlock knows. One is getting treatment abroad where it is appropriate and necessary. This may always be the case in the context of a population of 5 million people where there is more specialist treatment available abroad. While we have waiting times and waiting lists, and do not the capacity in the public system to deliver for everybody,...

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...for the future of women’s health in Ireland. The current Women’s Health Action Plan, published last year, sets out women’s priorities for women’s health. The Women’s Health Action Plan 2024-5 identifies a number of actions relating to the provision of antenatal and gynaecological care, including delivering additional “see and treat”...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...(UHW) and has invested significantly in providing the resources required to support the delivery of enhanced and extended cardiac services. Construction projects with a total cost of €64 million have been completed at UHW. Part of this investment has been a significant focus on developing cardiac services, particularly cardiac catheterisation laboratory services at UHW. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...to have launched the Model of Care for Adult ADHD and to have resourced the establishment of the teams envisioned by the Model of Care. The ADHD Programme is funded with total funding of over €5 million on a recurring annual basis. As a result, there are 8 teams funded, with 7 teams are currently operational and one team in recruitment. Additional funding has been provided in Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...and a maternity unit or hospital. Women are entitled to this service even if they do not have a medical card. The GP provides an initial examination, if possible before 12 weeks, and a further 5 examinations during the pregnancy, which are alternated with visits to the maternity unit or hospital. In the case of a significant illness, e.g. diabetes or hypertension, women may have up to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (27 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...and advice on pregnancy through to the first three years of their child’s life. This is supported by the guide books ‘My Pregnancy,’ ‘My Child: 0 to 2 years,’ and ‘My Child: 2 to 5 years.’ A national standardised curriculum for antenatal education providers was completed in 2023, with an agreed national education programme for parents....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 is in its penultimate year. A total of €28 million in new development funding has been invested through the Strategy as part of over €80 million total new development funding invested across maternity and gynaecology services since the start of the Strategy. Through the Strategy, over 530 additional Whole Time Equivalent staff have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (21 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...are doing so through structured clinics and pathways as outlined in the Framework. Services will be expanded as recruitment continues for outstanding posts with funding provided this year. Over €5 million has been invested in Endometriosis specialist services since 2021 including €2.175 million this year to further expand the service. 2025 funding will increase capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...of funds to the HSE to support new medicines (and new use of medicines) and continues to do so on an ongoing basis. Budgets 2021-2024 allocated dedicated funding for new drugs totalling €128 million. This has allowed the HSE to approve 194 new medicines including 74 new oncology drugs and 49 new drugs for rare diseases in that period. Budget 2025 allocated €30 million for new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (20 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...of those emergency departments. The Government is committed to the ongoing development of NGH and has allocated significant resources in to meet the needs of patients using the hospital. The 2025 budget allocation for NGH is over €130 million, an increase of 67% from 2020. Staffing numbers at the hospital have continued to grow, with a total of 1,003 WTE in March 2025. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (15 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...for treatment. There are a number of categories within the Modified IOTN system, and these are used to prioritise care. Children whose treatment need is assessed as being in Grade 4 or Grade 5 of the Index are offered treatment with the HSE. No medical card is required for this treatment. I am aware that there are delays in accessing public orthodontic care. There has been significant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 May 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Government has invested over €5 million for specialist endometriosis care since 2021. This has funded 2 supra-regional tertiary centres and five supporting regional hubs. The supra-regional centres are managed from Cork University Maternity Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital. Regional hubs operate from the Rotunda, the Coombe, the National Maternity Hospital, University...