Results 501-520 of 6,055 for speaker:Frank Feighan

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Conservation (17 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Boylan for raising this very important issue. It is timely to give an update on the Government's supports for landlords to retrofit their rental properties. The climate action plan has set ambitious targets to retrofit the equivalent of 500,000 homes to a building energy rating of B2 and to install 400,000 heat pumps. In the residential rental sector, the so-called...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Conservation (17 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator. The Government is acutely aware of the impact recent increases in global energy prices are having on households, and the urgent need to support people to stay warm in their homes this winter. We look up the weather every day. Thankfully, it is not as cold as it often it is at this time of year. A €2.4 billion package of supports was implemented in 2022, and a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Centres (17 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. I am taking it on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, who, unfortunately, cannot be here. He has asked me to send his apologies. I will convey to him the Senator's comments. I am aware that the Senator has raised this issue consistently, has a great interest in it and has been very committed to it. She raised it most recently in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Centres (17 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator for her comments. I will bring her views back to the Minister of State but will also respond in his absence. I recognise that there has been a delay in this matter and I share the Senator's disappointment that the early projections shared with her last July have turned out to be optimistic. However, it needs to be recognised that this is a very complicated undertaking...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (17 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: On behalf of the Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion, I thank the Senator for raising this very important matter. I stress that it is absolutely vital that every child and young person with special educational needs is fully supported in the education sector, whether this be in a mainstream or special class or special school. Significant investment and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (17 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: On behalf of the Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion, I again thank the Senator for raising this issue and providing the opportunity to reassure the House that the Department is committed to ensuring all children can access an education suitable to their needs. I know the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, is pleased to have had the opportunity to visit...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (17 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: As you are aware, the Department of Health is committed to addressing the drug and alcohol issues affecting the north inner city in conjunction with community-based service providers and has provided significant additional resources for drug and alcohol services in the area and wider north Dublin region. The Department is continuing to work with stakeholders in the north inner city to...

Seanad: Vaping: Motion (16 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: I am responding to this motion on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and the Government. I thank Senators Maria Byrne and Conway who have tabled this motion on the regulation of the use of e-cigarettes. I thank Senators Boyhan, Clifford-Lee and Boylan for their interventions, which have been very helpful. Tobacco control is part of my brief so I welcome this...

Seanad: Vaping: Motion (16 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: It saved thousands of lives. I remember the effect that going to the pub used to have on one's clothes many years ago. When you think about it now, it is clear that he led the way. Sometimes you can be lucky in the timing. I may be wrong, but I think that legislation was due to be enacted in early 2004 but it did not come in until March because it was held up in Europe. Am I right in...

Seanad: Vaping: Motion (16 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: Why I say that is as somebody-----

Seanad: Vaping: Motion (16 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: No, I am trying to be positive here. I am not trying to take away from it. The Taoiseach said it to me anecdotally that things might have been different if it had been brought in during January 2004, when everywhere was cold during the winter. However, it was delayed until March. I was there and it was great. Everyone thought it was fantastic to be outside. People were smoking outside....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Programme for Government “Our Shared Future” published in June 2020 contained a commitment to “Work with key stakeholders to introduce a Public Health Obesity Act, including examining restrictions on promotion and advertising aimed at children”. The policy instrument for obesity in Ireland is “A Healthy Weight for Ireland’, the Obesity Policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (15 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: 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 (15 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: The national drug strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, sets out government policy on drug and alcohol use until 2025. The strategy aims to provide an integrated public health approach to drug and alcohol use, focused on reducing the harms for individuals, families and communities and promoting rehabilitation and recovery. The national oversight committee is chaired by the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: The National Sexual Health Strategy, 2015-2020, (NSHS) was launched in October 2015. It takes a life course approach, acknowledging the importance of developing a healthy attitude to sexuality in young people and of building on that foundation for positive sexual health and wellbeing into adulthood and older age. The Strategy has been extended to the end of 2022, in order to account for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (15 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: The National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) is the national epidemiological database on drug and alcohol-related deaths and indirect deaths among people with a lifetime history of using drugs and/or were alcohol dependent, in Ireland. It was established so that the State can respond in a timely manner with accurate data on drug and alcohol-related mortality. The NDRDI is jointly funded by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: The National Sexual Health Strategy, 2015-2020, (NSHS) was launched in October 2015. It takes a life course approach, acknowledging the importance of developing a healthy attitude to sexuality in young people and of building on that foundation for positive sexual health and wellbeing into adulthood and older age. The Strategy has been extended to the end of 2022, in order to account for the...

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the opportunity to discuss long Covid health services and I thank the Deputies for tabling this Private Members’ motion. I am responding to the motion on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and the Government. I am aware that long Covid is having a devastating effect on people. The Minister for Health, the Government and myself are committed to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (9 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: -----and the recommendations will help deliver safe outcomes for those accessing the services. The Department of Health and I will continue to work with the HSE's NWIHP to ensure maternity services continue to develop in line with the national maternity strategy. The Deputy raised a few concerns and, if she wishes to email them to me, I will raise them with the Department.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (9 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: I will raise the matter with the Department.