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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Sep 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: This is more suitable for answer by the HSE as it is an operational question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (13 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health has no statutory responsibility for granting planning permission which falls under the remit of the relevant local authority in the first instance. As issues relating to the provision of addiction services are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (13 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 662 and 766 together. Drug and Alcohol Task Forces play a key role in assessing the extent and nature of the drug problem in their areas and in coordinating action at local level, so that there is a targeted response to the problem of substance misuse in local communities. Every effort has been made to protect the budgets of Drug and Alcohol Task Forces in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (13 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 663 and 664 together. Enhancing access to, and the delivery of, drug and alcohol services in the community is a strategic priority under the national drugs strategy for the period 2021-2025. The strategic action plan 2023-2024 sets out several actions in relation to this priority. I am very aware of the of the key role played by Drug and Alcohol Task Forces...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Climate Action Plan (13 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this is an operational matter for the Health Service Executive I have asked the Executive to reply directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 (12 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The National Drugs Strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, ‘A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025’, sets out a health-led approach to drug use. The strategy supports high quality monitoring, evaluation, and research to ensure evidence-informed policies and practice. Ireland has good information on substance misuse. Routine monitoring provides...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (12 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health provides €2.249m per annum to community-based drug and alcohol services under the remit of the North Inner City Drug and Alcohol Task Force. In November 2021, the task force has informed local services that it is no longer in a position to function. This follows an impasse in the selection of an independent chairperson. The Department has engaged with...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. Due to the methodology and sample size of the survey it is not possible to produce reliable county estimates from the LFS. Regional estimates of employment are produced by NUTS 3 level. NUTS are the geocode standard developed and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Central Statistics Office compiles official statistics on Prison Reoffending on an annual basis. The CSO does not currently include in its prison reoffending statistics any breakdown of reoffending by prison location because the prison where releases are registered taking place can differ from the prison location where individuals spend the majority of their custodial sentences. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Central Statistics Office compiles official statistics on Prison and Probation Reoffendingon an annual basis. The CSO does not publish reoffending statistics classified by the geographical origin of repeat offenders. Information relating to the origin of an individual such as their original nationality, citizenship or birth location within Ireland is not available from the Irish Prison or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Live Register series provides a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and Other Registrants including applicants for credited Social Welfare contributions. The figures are compiled from returns made for each local office to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) by the Department of Social Protection (DSP). In June 2023 there were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Strategic Implementation Groups (SIGs) were established in 2022 to support the implementation of the 6 new strategic priorities that arose from the midterm review of the National Drugs Strategy. These groups sit under the National Oversight Committee. The strategic priorities strengthen the health-led approach, reflect commitments in the Programme for Government and align with the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme, currently open to women aged 17 -26 who are ordinarily resident in Ireland, was launched on 14th September, 2022, and expanded to include 26 year-olds on January 1st, 2023. The scheme is due to be further expanded to women aged 30 and under by September 1st, 2023. For eligible women, the free contraception scheme provides for the full cost of consultations,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme, currently open to women aged 17 -26 who are ordinarily resident in Ireland, was launched on 14th September, 2022, and expanded to include 26 year-olds on January 1st, 2023. The scheme is due to be expanded to women aged 27-30 on September 1st, 2023. For eligible women, the free contraception scheme provides for:The cost of consultations with GPs, family planning...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Encouraging mothers to breastfeed is a priority for the Department of Health. National health policy, including the Healthy Ireland Framework, the National Maternity Strategy, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan, and the National Cancer Strategy, emphasises the importance of supporting mothers who breastfeed, as well as taking action to increase breastfeeding rates in Ireland. The HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme for women was launched in September 2022, initially for women aged 17-25 who are ordinarily resident in Ireland. The scheme has now been expanded to include 26-year-olds from January 1st, 2023, and will be expanded further, in September, to include women aged 27-30. Approximately €32m has been assigned to support the scheme in 2023. Funding through Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health provides €2.249m per annum to community-based drug and alcohol services under the remit of the North Inner City Drug and Alcohol Task Force. In November 2021, the task force has informed local services that it is no longer in a position to function. This follows an impasse in the selection of an independent chairperson. The Department has engaged with...