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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (8 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank Deputies Gould and Ward for raising this issue. I welcome the opportunity to inform the House on the current position relating to the continued closure of the Keltoi rehabilitation unit. I thank the Deputies for outlining their journey in terms of their work on front-line addiction services and the care plan that was provided. From the outset of the pandemic, the Government...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (8 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I again thank the Deputies. I acknowledge there are significant and specific challenges facing the homeless and addiction service users in CHO 9, in addition to the migrant health population living in overcrowded accommodation and quarantine accommodation there. These cohorts require individualised supports to be put in place if they are Covid positive as they cannot isolate in their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (8 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I am satisfied that demand for the Keltoi unit to be maintained as a Covid isolation facility is significant and ongoing and I am committed to ensuring the vulnerable population in Dublin north city and county are provided for. It is essential that the HSE CHO 9 public health department continues to review the use of Keltoi as an isolation facility on a monthly basis to ensure normal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Files (8 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: HIQA is currently developing national recommendations on the legislative and national governance arrangements for the collection, use and sharing of health information in Ireland (including considerations on consent as a legal basis for the use of health information). This work will inform the proposed health information legislation and strategy being developed by the Department of Health,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (8 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Keltoi facility was identified for use as an isolation facility for marginalised and vulnerable people during COVID-19 in Community Healthcare Organisation 9. There are significant numbers of homeless and addiction service users in this area, particularly in Dublin North City and County. The area also has a high migrant health population living in overcrowded accommodation and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (8 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 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: Health Services (8 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: As this may refer to service issues, I have referred the query to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the very recent publication of the World Health Organization report “How the Marketing of Formula Milk Influences Our Decisions on Infant Feeding”. The report covers eight countries: Bangladesh, China, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, the UK and Vietnam. Encouraging mothers to breastfeed is a priority for the Department of Health. To deliver on this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 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: Health Services (8 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: Health Services (8 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Programme for Government commits to providing free contraception for women, starting with the 17-25 age cohort; roll-out is scheduled to commence in August 2022. The scheme will provide for: 1. The cost of prescription contraception; 2. The cost of a minimum of two consultations per annum with GPs and other doctors to discuss suitable contraception for individual patients and to enable...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Programme for Government commits to providing free contraception for women, starting with the 17-25 age cohort; roll-out is scheduled to commence in August 2022. The scheme will provide for: 1.The cost of prescription contraception; 2. The cost of a minimum of two consultations per annum with GPs and other doctors to discuss suitable contraception for individual patients and to enable...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Properties (3 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: On behalf of my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Coveney, I thank the Senator for raising this important issue today. Unfortunately, I wish to advise the House that there are no plans to dispose of any land held by the Defence Forces in the Stamullen and Gormanston areas to local authorities for The Minister and I fully appreciate the importance of local community groups and the outstanding...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Properties (3 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I will bring that back to the Minister. This matter has been discussed at the highest level in the Defence Forces. Unfortunately, I do not have good news for the Senator, but in light of the issues she has raised and the fact that no lands are available under the development plan, perhaps we could ask the Defence Forces to consider this matter again.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Properties (3 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I was involved in buying a soccer pitch in my town of Boyle in the late 1980s and I know the use that has been made of it over the past 35 years. It was money well spent, so I understand the Senator's position. She requested a meeting with the Department. It is not my Department, but if she writes to the Minister, we can pursue that request. I restate my support for the excellent work...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Aids and Appliances (3 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue and for giving me, on behalf of the Minister for Health, the opportunity to clarify the position on the provision of wigs and hairpieces by the Health Service Executive under community-funded schemes. The HSE provides many aids and appliances through its community services and it endeavours to meet needs in an equitable way within...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Aids and Appliances (3 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I again thank the Senator for raising this important issue. The HSE is working to standardise the grants available for wigs and hairpieces. Based on the work done to date, an expert group has made a proposal for the development of guidelines by the HSE to standardise the grants paid. The Senator is absolutely correct that it just does not add up that somebody in Wexford would get...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Presidential Elections (3 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank my good friend and colleague, Senator Ó Donnghaile, for raising this important issue. He raised it on many occasions during my time in the Seanad. In response to the evolving needs of Irish society and its relationship with the wider Irish diaspora, the previous Government agreed in March 2017 to accept in principle the main recommendation in the fifth report of the Convention...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Presidential Elections (3 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: Again, I do not have that detail, but I will bring the Senator's views back to the Minister. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Department of Foreign Affairs have worked closely on this issue. They have agreed to facilitate the holding of a referendum on this important issue. If passed by the people in a referendum, it would extend the right to vote for the...