Results 361-380 of 3,455 for speaker:Hildegarde Naughton in 'Written Answers'

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

Hildegarde Naughton: I am very aware of the valuable role that nurses are playing in providing treatment interventions to clients with substance use issues. Their work forms an important element of the addiction services response to the problem of substance use in our society. HSE Addiction services across the country employ nurses and a comprehensive governance structure for these staff is currently being...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 803 and 804 together. In 2021 the Department of Health announced a €2 million fund to enhance community-based drug and alcohol services. The Community Services Enhancement fund (CSEF) is part of the strategic priority to enhance access to and delivery of drug and alcohol services in the community in the national drugs strategy 2021-2025. Twenty-five...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: My department does not provide specific funding for recovery month. Over €136 million in labelled public expenditure is spent on drugs every year by my department. Much of this funding is channelled through the HSE to support the implementation of the national drug strategy. Under the Health Act 2004, as amended, the HSE has responsibility for the provision of health and social...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (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: Healthcare Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Strategic Action Plan 2023-2024 was published on the 29th of June 2023. The plan is based on the six strategic priorities identified following the mid-term review of the strategy in 2021. The priorities are designed to strengthen the health-led approach to drugs, reflect commitments in the Programme for Government and align with the EU Drugs Strategy & Action Plan. By having a...

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: 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: Substance Misuse (5 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 a number of actions in relation to this priority. I am very aware of the of the key role played by Drug and Alcohol Task Forces and community-based drug services in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Small and Medium Enterprises (4 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has responsibility for collating information on the number of enterprises which close each year as part of its work in developing and maintaining the Central Business Register. The register is developed using data provided by the Companies Registration Office (CRO) and the Revenue Commissioners. The CSO, in line with its legal obligations under Regulation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sports Funding (4 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health has no recurring schemes under which the association can apply nor any open calls for funding. The Department does have a strategic partnership with the association, the GAA Healthy Clubs Programme healthyclubs.gaa.ie/ which aims to transform clubs into hubs for health within their communities. A recent example under this partnership, was a sum of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (4 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: Substance Misuse (28 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 154 together. 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: Substance Misuse (28 Jun 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: Substance Misuse (28 Jun 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: Healthcare Policy (27 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 620 to 622, inclusive, together. 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (27 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Action 1.4 of the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026 is "Develop and deliver an annual SunSmart communications plan to raise awareness of skin cancer prevention behaviours". This follows on from a similar action in the first Skin Cancer Prevention Plan. The SunSmart campaign has run in 2021, 2022 and is currently running for 2023. This campaign is rolled out across social...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (21 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: First 5 is Ireland’s first ever cross-departmental strategy to support babies, young children and their families. The ambitious ten-year plan will deliver a broader range of options for parents to balance working and caring and a new model of parenting support. In line with the principles set out in Sláintecare, and the First 5 Whole of Government Strategy for Babies, Young...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Energy Usage (20 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The CSO published the statistical release Data Centres Metered Electricity Consumption 2022 on 12 June 2023. Details on this release can be found on the CSO website. The full demand from all metered electricity customers is included in the Data Centres Metered Electricity Consumption 2022 statistical release published by the CSO. Information on individual enterprises cannot be provided as...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The classification of employment status in LFS results is determined according to ILO (International Labour Organisation) concepts and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Jun 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.