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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (22 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.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Home Help Service Provision (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, who cannot be here this morning. I acknowledge and welcome the debate in the Dáil last night. I was there for some of it. I know there was support from every corner of the Dáil. I do not know if the statement I am about to read will provide the Senator with additional information. I will read it in any...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Home Help Service Provision (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome this debate, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly. Like Deputies in the Lower House last night, I welcome the provision of 550 additional home care support packages. These are really needed at this time and, in particular, as we come into the winter months. All of us with older parents or people who have certain requirements and need to be at home...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath. I acknowledge the Senator's comments and I agree with him about the many community organisations running services on the ground. Without constant fundraising by their members and extended families many organisations would have huge problems. I acknowledge this. As the Senator is aware, iCARE provides a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I take on board the concerns and passion with which the Senator has spoken about the two services. I will bring back all of his issues. It is important we acknowledge organisations such as these and if that acknowledgement comes to me in a statement such as the one I have here, I must read it out and acknowledge the fact. It is not about just patting people on the back for the sake of it,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (27 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 384 to 387, inclusive, and 462 to 465, inclusive, together. The national Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group (OPIOG) established under the Chair of the Department of Health, is comprised of individuals from a range of Government Departments and Agencies. It is providing oversight to the implementation of the recommendations of the national...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (27 Nov 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.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The Minister will not be accepting this amendment.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Accommodation Provision (29 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I am taking this matter on behalf of my ministerial colleague, Deputy Jim Daly. The overarching policy of the Government is to support older people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. This is clearly what older people want and only those in genuine need of residential care should go down that route. The standard of care delivered...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Accommodation Provision (29 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: We all recognise the quality of work done in nursing homes and community care settings nationally, particularly by staff and doctors not to mention carers. Many people have taken up the role of carer in hospitals and become a central part of units, in particular units for older people. Public nursing units are central to our infrastructure. Without them, many older people would not have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Placement (29 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Deputy. As the Deputy has already mentioned, the Minister, Deputy McHugh, could not be present and he apologises. It is due to a prior commitment between an Tánaiste and himself. I will set out for the Dáil the position with regard to post-primary provision in Newbridge and the surrounding areas. As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Education and Skills...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Placement (29 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I am given the reply and I do not have much more information to give the Deputy. However, I will express the frustration, anger and concerns that she has raised to the Minister by telephone tomorrow. I do not have any further information to add to what is in the reply. I agree with the Deputy in many ways. In times when parents are anxious about getting children into schools and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (4 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The National Governing Body referred to by the Deputy has not received any funding from this Department within the time period referred to.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 Dec 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 Provision (4 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I understand that the centre to which the Deputy refers has received funding from the HSE and TUSLA. I am advised by the HSE that the closure of the centre is a decision of the board of the centre. The HSE acknowledges this decision and wish to pay tribute to the work of the centre over the years.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The Reception & Integration Agency in the Department of Justice and Equality is responsible for the provision of accommodation for protection applicants while they await a decision on their claim for international protection. Accommodation is offered to applicants while their protection claim is being processed. Services for persons seeking protection (those in RIA provided...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV Incidence (4 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre advises that the weekly HIV notification reports for 2018 are provisional. I remain concerned about these provisional figures that show a rise in HIV infection. The HIV Annual Report for 2017 from the Centre was recently published. It is the latest annual trend data for HIV in Ireland. The report referred to 492 new diagnoses of HIV in Ireland in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (4 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Health and wellbeing are not evenly distributed across society. There are socially excluded groups who experience extreme health inequalities. Such groups include Travellers, homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers and people with addiction issues. Reducing health inequalities can deliver real benefits for society and for future generations. It requires interventions to address the...

Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I am grateful to have the opportunity to update the House on this important matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Harris. Climate change adaptation planning within the health sector is crucial. It involves two key areas, first, the protection of the health and well-being of our population and, second, ensuring the resilience of our health service so it can continue to operate during...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (5 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The Health Service Executive has overall responsibility for the provision of addiction treatment services. The Executive has advised that the vast majority of people who wish to detoxify off tablets such as benzodiazepines or similar substances are appropriate to treat in a community setting. The Department of Health and Children published Benzodiazepine Best Practice Guidelines in 2002....