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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Legislative Measures (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I do not know whether that is the case. I will ask the Minister to respond to the Deputy.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I thank Senator Devine. Unfortunately the Minister of State with special responsibility for mental health, Deputy Jim Daly, has asked me to take this Commencement matter as he cannot be here. Mental health continues to be prioritised by Government within the wider health sector. This has been underpinned by significant new investment annually since 2012. More than €200 million in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I take Senator Devine's concerns on board. I do not know whether the budget is part of the reason it has been postponed or pushed out to the end of the year. I am not 100% sure about that so I cannot answer. I would like to acknowledge the work Jigsaw does. I know the work that is done on the ground by Jigsaw, having been in some of the counties around the country where it operates. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Homeless Accommodation Provision (9 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: 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: Drug Treatment Programmes (9 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 and 301 together. The most recently published data on drug prevalence show that current use of cocaine (including crack) has remained stable at 0.5 per cent for the past three national surveys (2006/2007, 2010/2011 and 2014/2015). The HSE is responsible for the provision of addiction services, including treatment. The Health Research Board...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (9 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: 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: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (9 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Measuring the overall effectiveness of the response to the drug problem is an important objective of drug policy. Resources are best directed towards interventions and strategies which are most likely to lead to a reduction in problem substance use and an improvement in public health, safety and well-being. The national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, commits to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (9 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Drug-related overdoses and other forms of avoidable mortality associated with drug use are a major concern for the national drugs strategy. This is where the greatest share of health costs associated with drug use arises and where the largest potential benefits from effective intervention can be achieved. The provision of targeted preventative responses for drug users vulnerable to overdose...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (10 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, adopts a population health approach to respond to the misuse of alcohol. The strategy aims to promote and protect health and wellbeing at a population level by delaying the use of alcohol and other drugs among young people, influencing behaviour and challenging social norms and minimising harm for those who have already started...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (10 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The level of funding provided to each of the Drug and alcohol Task Forces operating in County Dublin for the years 2011 to 2018 is set out in the following table. A breakdown of the geographical area covered by each task force can be found at the following website: health.gov.ie/healthy-Ireland/drugs-policy/local-and-regiona l-task-forces/. I strongly believe that resources should be directed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (11 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Treatment Services (16 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. The Deputy is advised that local authorities come under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (16 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As the question is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (16 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As the question is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (16 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The Department of Health does not directly fund the Organisation referred to in the Details Supplied by the Deputy. The organisation does however receive funding from the HSE and drug and alcohol task forces. The Department has noted the contents of the pre-budget submission from the Organisation. The proposals in the submission fall under the remit of a number of government departments...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (16 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I understand that the funding of therapeutic services to victims of sexual violence is primarily a matter for Tusla. I am advised that in 2018, the Tusla national provision for frontline Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence services was €23.8 million. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs, may be in a position to advise further. The Department of Health has no remit in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (16 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (16 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces play a key role in assessing the extent and nature of the drug problem and in initiating appropriate responses, so that there is a coordinated approach involving all sectors to the problem of substance misuse in local communities. Over €27.85m has been allocated to Task Forces by the HSE and the Department of Health for community-based drugs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (17 Oct 2018)

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