Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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391. To ask the Minister for Health when she intends to publish the review of cardiac services; when Ireland will develop a new national cardiovascular disease strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18193/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I thank Deputy Burke for your question and I recognise your support in the area of cardiovascular health including your intervention at last year’s Cardiovascular Conference held as part of Hungary’s EU presidency, which led to the negotiation of the Council Conclusions on the improvement of cardiovascular health in the European Union.

I am delighted to say that the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services (NRCS) was published on 8th April. The report is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/837d0-national-review-of-adult-specialist-cardiac-services-in-ireland/.

The Review provides a detailed, evidence-driven analysis of cardiac services across the Country. A wide range of stakeholders - clinical, patient and public - were consulted as part of this review.

The Review provides 23 recommendations around cardiac health policy, which I have accepted, specifically:

• patient-centred care integrated with Sláintecare,
• increased cardiac care in community settings,
• focus on prevention,
• capital investment for non-invasive diagnostics and imaging (including e-health),
• structural reform to develop regional cardiac networks, national comprehensive cardiac centres,
• leadership and governance.