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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Policy (11 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Senator. I fully agree with him. A decision by hospital management to change the name of the hospital should have been preceded by consultation with staff and the local community. I fully agree with the Senator on the ethos of hospitals. It is not a name that makes a hospital but the people who work in it. That said, many hospitals were founded by missionary sisters or other...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (11 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, for his absence owing to Cabinet commitments. I thank the Senator for giving me the opportunity to address the Seanad on services at Monaghan Hospital. Monaghan Hospital and Cavan General Hospital operate as a single entity, with an integrated managerial and clinical governance system, care pathways and support functions....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (11 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I do not have the timeframe for the review but I will ask the Minister's office to tell the Senator. I support what the Senator is saying. Having sat in the accident and emergency department for 13 hours two weeks ago with my daughter I understand the difficulties, particularly for people who have minor injuries. The overcrowding does lead to people having to be there for a long time....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (12 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together. An Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group (OPIOG) has been established under the Chair of the Department of Health. It is comprised of representatives from the following Departments and Agencies: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Department of Children and Youth Affairs; Department of Employment Affairs and Social...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I will read the statement that has been prepared for the Minister in response to this amendment before trying to answer some of the other questions. I will not be accepting this amendment. As the Minister said on Committee Stage in the Dáil, the need for an ultrasound scan will be dealt with in the clinical guidelines in accordance with best practice in medicine. It would not be...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I cannot answer some of the Senator's specific questions, but I will repeat the answer I gave to an earlier question. I cannot answer some of the specific questions but I will repeat my answer to a previous question. If a doctor believes or understands that an ultrasound is needed, one will be provided. As a mother who has given birth to five children, I hope that a doctor who is unsure of...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The HSE is talking to insurers about the issue addressed in the Senator's question, which is not a matter for law. On ectopic pregnancy, neither I nor Senator Mullen is a doctor and nor are most other Senators. I am sure doctors and general practitioners following this debate know the symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy, which are very specific. I and members of my family have had experience...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (18 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 323, 324, 326, 332 and 333 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (18 Dec 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (18 Dec 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (18 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: On 22 November 2017, I signed the Misuse of Drugs (Supervision of Prescription and Supply of Methadone and Medicinal Products containing Buprenorphine authorised for Opioid Substitution Treatment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 522 of 2017). The Regulations added certain buprenorphine medicinal products to the schedule of products which can be prescribed for opioid substitution treatment.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (18 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: In January 2016, the Director General of the HSE submitted the final report of the Opioid Substitution Implementation Group to the Minister of State with responsibility for the national drugs strategy. The report recommends the phased increased of access to buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) for groups of patients in specific circumstances, subject to resourcing and the required legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (18 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 330, 331 and 336 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (18 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The Government's strategy to address the harm caused by substance misuse is set out in the national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery - a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025. The strategy acknowledges that substance misuse affects not only those who have developed a drug problem, but also their families and communities. Children of parents who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (18 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The HSE maintains the Central Treatment List, which is a register of all clients in receipt of opioid substitution treatment for problem opiate use in Ireland. As at 30 September 2018, the latest month for which figures are available, 9,666 individuals were in receipt of opioid substitution treatment outside of the prison setting.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (18 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 337 to 339, inclusive, together. As these are service matters, they have 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 (18 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The HSE's National Service Plan 2018 sets out the type and volume of health and social care services to be provided by the Health Service Executive in 2018, having regard to the funding allocated. The HSE's allocation to Task Forces in 2018 is in the region of €22.6 million, this includes one off funding of €0.25 million. In addition, Task Forces are being consulted by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Dec 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (18 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The HSE's allocation to Task Forces in 2018 is in the region of €22.6 million, this includes one off funding of €0.25 million. In addition, Task Forces are being consulted by the HSE on the provision of €0.71 million in one off funding for priority projects and services in CHO areas in 2018. In 2018 over €5.25 million was allocated to Drug and Alcohol Task Forces...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (18 Dec 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The funding provided by the Department of Health to the 24 Drug and Alcohol Task Forces, broken down by project is outlined in the attached table. I have asked the HSE to collate the data for the Drug and Alcohol Task Forces it funds and reply directly to the Deputy. .