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

Catherine Byrne: The establishment of a pilot supervised injecting facility is a commitment in the 'Programme for a Partnership Government' and is a key action in the national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery. The purpose of the facility is to provide a clean, safe, healthcare environment where people who inject drugs can access medical and social services from healthcare professionals....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (23 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: Addiction Treatment Services (23 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: Health Services Staff Data (23 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.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Deputies for raising the matter. I will read the statement I have been given by the Department of Health. It may not answer some of the questions that have been asked by the Deputies so I will make sure the Minister, Deputy Harris, receives them. On behalf of the Minister, Deputy Harris, I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the issues raised by Deputy Dooley and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (25 Oct 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I see from both of the Deputies' contributions the frustration and seriousness of what they have spoken about. Unfortunately, I am not privy to some of the meetings that were held before I was asked to take this Topical Issue matter. As I outlined, however, the preparation and planning for the 2018-19 winter is well under way in hospitals at local level, the objective of which is to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (25 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...

Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 Regulations 2018: Motion (6 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Physical Therapist) Regulations 2018,copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 1st June, 2018.”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (6 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: A number of Government policies aim to support the design and development of built environments that enhance health, well-being and quality of life for all. Healthy Ireland's Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP) and the National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP) both require that joint action is taken to promote the importance of physical activity and to reduce the obesogenic nature of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (6 Nov 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: Voluntary Sector Funding (6 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE) are responsible for addressing the health and social care needs of the population. The HSE provides funding to voluntary organisations to provide health and social care services via Service Level Agreements. These agreements do not include the provision of foodbanks and/or soup kitchens. Funding for food banks is provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (6 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Over €27.85m has been allocated to Task Forces by the HSE and the Department of Health for community-based drugs initiatives this year. This included an additional €540,000 in one off funding to the Task Forces to support implementation of the national drugs strategy. In addition, Task Forces are being consulted by the HSE on the provision of €710,000 in one off funding...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage (7 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I do not propose to accept amendments Nos. 1 and 2. The legal name of the new body in the Bill is Children's Health Ireland. The broad name reflects the objectives and functions of the new body which are broader than simply those of a hospital. As the Minister mentioned during the debate on Second Stage, it is considered that it may be useful for the new body to have an operational or...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I replied already. The HSE's child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, will be responsible for the provision of mental health services. While the new children’s hospital will include a 20-bed acute CAMHS inpatient unit, the provider of the service will be the CAMHS service of the HSE, rather than the new body. It is for this reason that the term "mental health" is not included.

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I do not propose to accept amendments Nos. 3 and 4. The new body must have an arrangement with multiple universities, academic institutions and research bodies owing to its national remit in the education of healthcare professionals in paediatrics and engagement in paediatric research. The formal arrangements between the universities and the new body will require some corporate identity to...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I do not propose to accept amendments Nos. 6 to 8, inclusive. This is a common legislative provision that provides that a person may not be appointed to the board or remain on it if he or she is or becomes a Member of the Oireachtas, the European Parliament or a local authority. The reason for it is to keep the work of the new body apolitical. As I stated, the Bill provides that the board...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The amendments relate to the appearance of the chief executive officer, CEO, before the Committee of Public Accounts. The purpose for which the CEO appears before it is to enable the committee to examine and report to Dáil Éireann on the annual financial statements and reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General on Children’s Health Ireland. Children’s Health...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Availability (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I apologise for the Minister not being here. The last time I saw him he was attending a committee meeting. He must be still there. I have been asked to take this Topical Issue on his behalf and I thank Deputy Ó Caoláin for raising it. Nusinersen or Spinraza is indicated for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, SMA, a disorder characterised by progressive muscle atrophy...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Availability (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I reiterate that the HSE is the body that makes the decision on the reimbursement of medicine under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. I understand the Deputy's concerns and his interest in this. I listened carefully to what he has said and I am a mother and a grandmother so I understand that when children are ill we must do our best and beyond our best to look...