Results 861-880 of 6,133 for speaker:Frank Feighan
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Levels (19 May 2022)
Frank Feighan: The Department of Health is fully committed to promoting and supporting breastfeeding. We all know how important it is that our children get the best nutritious start in life and this is something all Government partners have prioritised in the Programme for Government. Following discussion at the Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group on promoting breastfeeding in 2021, an...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 May 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: Health Services (19 May 2022)
Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 May 2022)
Frank Feighan: The Report of the Working Group on Access to Contraception, published in October 2019, identified the barriers that exist to accessing contraception, which include accessibility, information, workforce capacity and, for a significant number of women who may be just above the eligibility threshold for a full GMS (medical) card, cost. In consideration of the recommendations of the Joint...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 May 2022)
Frank Feighan: A scheme to provide free contraception to women aged 17-25 is currently scheduled for launch and roll-out in August, 2022. Funding of approximately €9m has been allocated in Budget 2022 to enable commencement of the scheme. This includes an allocation for training and certification for fitting, checks and removals of long-acting reversible contraception. The HSE is currently...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (18 May 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. Current priority deliverables under the Strategy are HIV prevention,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 May 2022)
Frank Feighan: STI testing and treatments are available through the national network of STI clinics; more details of service provision, including details of how to access STI testing, are available through www.sexualwellbeing.ie. For asymptomatic individuals, online HSE home STI/HIV testing is currently available in 22 counties. Online STI testing (involving self-sampling), was originally provided via a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 May 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: Health Services Staff (18 May 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: Health Services Staff (18 May 2022)
Frank Feighan: Budget 2022 provided unprecedented funding for measures related to women's health, including funding for the health needs of marginalised women. The Department has not costed the measures identified by the Deputy, and would not be in position to do so pending further details about the envisaged roles and activities. Costing would also require an input from the HSE in terms of the likely level...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 May 2022)
Frank Feighan: Budget 2022 provided unprecedented funding for measures related to women's health, including funding for the health needs of marginalised women. The Department has not costed the measures identified by the Deputy, and would not be in position to do so pending further details about the envisaged roles and activities. Costing would also require an input from the HSE in terms of the likely level...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 May 2022)
Frank Feighan: Budget 2022 provided unprecedented funding for measures related to women's health, including funding for the health needs of marginalised women. The Department has not costed the measures identified by the Deputy, and would not be in position to do so pending further details about the envisaged roles and activities. Costing would also require an input from the HSE in terms of the likely level...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 May 2022)
Frank Feighan: Budget 2022 provided unprecedented funding for measures related to women's health, including funding for the health needs of marginalised women. The Department has not costed the measures identified by the Deputy, and would not be in position to do so pending further details about the envisaged roles and activities. Costing would also require an input from the HSE in terms of the likely level...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 May 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.
- National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)
Frank Feighan: I fully appreciate the importance of this issue and the not insignificant concerns raised by many over recent weeks and months, and I am grateful for the opportunity to address some of those concerns. As the Minister for Health noted, we are all trying to achieve the same goal, which is best described by the vision of the national maternity strategy, whereby women and babies will have access...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Recognition (17 May 2022)
Frank Feighan: The Programme for Government commits to create and implement a general health policy for Trans people, based on a best-practice model for care, in line with the World Professional Association of Transgender Healthcare (WPATH) and deliver a framework for the development of national gender clinics and multidisciplinary teams for children and adults. The HSE is committed to developing services...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 May 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: Health Services Staff (17 May 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: Health Services Staff (17 May 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.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (12 May 2022)
Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputies for raising this important matter. On behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, I reaffirm the Government's commitment to children with disabilities and their families. As Minister of State with responsibility for disabilities, Deputy Rabbitte is fully committed to the development and enhancement of services for children with disabilities. She...