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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: As we look to the future, there are a number of important local government reforms and policy initiatives under way which will further enhance local democracy and accountability. During the summer session, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage expects to publish a Bill providing for a directly-elected mayor with executive functions for Limerick City and County Council. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Gavan for raising this issue and giving me the opportunity to address the orthodontic look-back review. As he stated, in 2015 a review report was commissioned by the HSE following receipt of a statement of concern relating to an orthodontic service serving the greater Dublin area between 1992 and 2002. This review was, in fact, a scoping report commissioned to advise the HSE...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator. I will raise the issue with the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and will look for assurances and a commitment to a timeline. Once again, I assure the House that the HSE has conducted a thorough audit that involved the use of specialist staff over a protracted period and a review of more than 7,500 patient files. The focus of the HSE has been on reviewing patient...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Children's Hospital (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator for raising this matter and giving me the opportunity to provide an update on progress to date on the new children's hospital. The hospital project includes the main hospital on a shared campus at St. James's Hospital, the outpatient and urgent care centre at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown and the outpatient and emergency care centre at Tallaght University Hospital. In...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Children's Hospital (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: Again, I thank the Senator for raising this matter. It is a great opportunity to provide an update on the new children's hospital, progress on site and the positive impact the new facilities are already having on our young people, their families and our healthcare professionals. I acknowledge that the national children's hospital project has had its difficulties and delays. It is an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Help Service (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: Approval and funding was provided in 2021 for the new national older persons services offices, encompassing the national home support office to be located in Tullamore, County Offaly. The development of a national office for home support will streamline existing structures, providing enhanced management and administration of home support services. The HSE has advised that work is ongoing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Help Service (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. As he said, the programme for Government commits the Government to introducing a statutory scheme to support people to live in their own homes that will provide equitable access to high-quality, regulated home care. It is important to note that progress has been made in this area. At the end of January 2022, 4,836 people had been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Help Service (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: In 2021, the Government gave approval for a draft general scheme and heads of a Bill to establish a licensing framework for home support providers. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is very interested in this area and I will relay the concerns of Deputy Calleary to her. The pilot schemes she set up will assist in determining the way forward but I do not have details on the results of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Deputy's comments are very appropriate. She spoke about decency and people being informed. In recent years, and with the Citizens' Assembly, people have been informed. We are looking at international best practice. Many years ago, that brought in just the UK but I am sure that the HSE and all the stakeholders will be looking further afield, including the USA. We are very much...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Government is committed to the development of children's disability services through the implementation of the progressing disability services programme. The High Court judgment on standard operating procedures for assessment of need, AON, is being examined by the HSE, which is engaging at all levels to address the judgment while ensuring the availability of therapy supports. AON...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I appreciate the Deputy's concerns and I will bring them to the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte. I understand that she is working with the HSE to try to get this moving as quickly as possible.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I understand there are recruitment and retention challenges regarding the filling of posts. The Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, are working with the Higher Education Authority and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, to try to resolve these issues. There are issues regarding office supports and I understand all...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: The programme for Government commits to create and implement a general health policy for transpeople, based on a best practice model for care in line with the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, and to deliver a framework for the development of national gender clinics and multidisciplinary teams for children and adults. The HSE is committed to building services for the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: We are committed to building services for the transgender community with the HSE in accordance with international best practice across a number of programmes. The office of the national clinical advisor and group lead for mental health is involved in ongoing discussions. I hope we will have a clearer pathway in the coming weeks and months.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Service Executive (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: The HSE has prepared and presented section 13 annual reports for the years 2007 to 2014, inclusive, to the Department of Health and is working on the section 13 annual report for the years 2015 to 2020, inclusive, to bring the process up to date. It is intended these reports will be completed by year end. The HSE and departmental officials are to meet in the near future to discuss the issue...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Service Executive (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: The HSE is committed to the development of a new integrated management information system for disability services, which will include a module on the assessment of needs process under the Disability Act. This will facilitate the HSE to provide a wide range of reports on the assessment of need activity expected in early 2023. The HSE and departmental officials are scheduled to meet shortly...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Service Executive (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I understand a full review is under way to determine the best approach in the interests of the children involved. I hope we can sort out that. The HSE has prepared and presented section 13 annual reports for the years 2007 to 2014, inclusive, to the Department of Health and is working on the reports for the years 2015 to 2020, inclusive, to bring them up to date. It expects to complete...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (31 Mar 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: Citizens' Assembly (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: Last month, the Government agreed to the establishment of two citizens' assemblies - one dealing with biodiversity loss and the other with the type of directly elected mayor and local government structures best suited for Dublin. Given the number of citizen assemblies that are committed to in the Programme for Government, and the constraints that had delayed their establishment, these...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Consultations (31 Mar 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. It is maintained by the Health...