Results 3,841-3,860 of 3,871 for speaker:Catherine Byrne
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dietetic Services Provision (13 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: As the question relates to service matters, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (13 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: Sexual health is a priority for my Department, as evidenced by the implementation of the National Sexual Health Strategy 2015 -2020, which was launched in October 2015. The Strategy’s key aims are to improve sexual health and well-being and to reduce negative sexual health outcomes. A mid-term review of the Strategy, conducted in 2018, found that implementation is going well and that...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 552 and 553 together. Under the auspices of the Obesity Policy and Action Plan, in 2018 I launched the Voluntary Codes of practice for Non-Broadcast Media Advertising and Marketing of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages, including Sponsorship and Retail Product Placement. These Codes of Practice were developed in collaboration with the food industry, and the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: ‘A Healthy Weight for Ireland’, the Government’s Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP), was launched in September 2016 under the auspices of the Healthy Ireland agenda. It covers a ten year period up to 2025 and aims to reverse obesity trends, prevent health complications and reduce the overall burden for individuals, families, the health system, and the wider society...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (13 May 2020)
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 (13 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 692 to 694, inclusive, together. 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: Hospitals Policy (13 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: As the question refers to a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (13 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: The National Drugs Strategy, ‘Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025’, promotes a more compassionate and humane approach to people who use drugs, with drug use treated first and foremost as a public health issue, rather than as a criminal justice issue. One of the actions within this Strategy (3.1.35) was to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (20 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: As the Deputy’s question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for answer and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: As the Deputy’s question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for answer and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (20 May 2020)
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 (20 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: The national drug strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, sets out government policy on drug and alcohol use until 2025. The strategy aims to provide an integrated public health approach to drug and alcohol use, focused on reducing the harms for individuals, families and communities and promoting rehabilitation and recovery. The strategy contains 50 actions for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 787 and 798 together. 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 (20 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: Officials in the Department of Health have been working with Drug and Alcohol Task Forces and the HSE Social Inclusion Services to ensure that services and supports continue to be provided for those with problem drug and alcohol use. I have asked the HSE to investigate the issues raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (27 May 2020)
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 (27 May 2020)
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 (27 May 2020)
Catherine Byrne: As the question relates to service matters, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (3 Jun 2020)
Catherine Byrne: The Government is committed to a health-led approach to drug use and to developing harm reduction interventions for at risk groups, as set out in the national drugs strategy Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, a health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2020. The Department of Health works with the HSE to raise awareness of the dangers associated with drugs through the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Abuse Prevention Education (3 Jun 2020)
Catherine Byrne: The Government is committed to a health-led approach to drug use and to developing harm reduction interventions for at risk groups, as set out in the national drugs strategy Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, a health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2020. The Department of Health works with the HSE to raise awareness of the dangers associated with drugs through...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (3 Jun 2020)
Catherine Byrne: A table outlining the combined total funding allocations from the Department of Health and the HSE to local drug and alcohol task forces in 2019 and 2020 is contained in the link below. The funding for 2019 includes an additional €20,000 to each task force, of which €10,000 is recurring. ">Funding Provided