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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputies for raising this important issue. I welcome the opportunity to discuss this topic on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, on the floor of the House today. I begin by again assuring the House and the Deputies present that I completely understand the difficulties posed by the restrictions in our maternity services for expectant mums, partners and families over the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputies. Again they have articulated and acknowledged the difficulties and the anxieties the restrictions in our maternity services have placed on women and their partners during the pandemic. Such a deviation from normal practices in our maternity hospitals is of course a cause for concern and something that is deeply regrettable. However, as I noted, these measures were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (13 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: Government policy in relation to drug and alcohol addiction services 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. A key objective of the strategy is to support high quality monitoring, evaluation, and research to ensure evidence-informed policies and practice. The National Drug and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gambling Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The regulation of gambling is the responsibility of the Department of Justice. It is setting up a gambling regulator tol oversee gambling, including advertisements and the social impact of gambling. The impacts of gambling are both visible and invisible. Gambling activities may have adverse health, social and financial repercussions which impact individuals, families and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Citizens' Assembly (13 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to convene a citizen’s assembly to consider matters relating to drug use. The timing of this, and other assemblies, over the lifetime of the Government has yet to be determined. One element critical to the success of assemblies has been the opportunity to meet in person. The restrictions experienced with Covid-19 have presented...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (13 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme is a new initiative, led by Sláintecare and Healthy Ireland in the Department of Health, in partnership with cross-sectoral, national and local stakeholders.  The aim of the SHCP is to identify specific areas in which high risk factors to the health and wellbeing of the population are particularly prevalent due to deprivation, with...

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Government has been very clear in its determination to ensure that when services reopen, they stay open. In line with Recovery and Resilience: The Path Ahead, we have been able, as planned, to facilitate the reopening of many lower risk activities, including increasing the numbers permitted at outdoor gatherings and removing the limit on the number of people who can visit each other once...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Programme for Government (14 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: Following the recommendations of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, a Working Group was established in April 2019 to consider the range of policy, regulatory and legislative issues arising in relation to improving access to contraception in Ireland. The Group’s high-level report, published in October 2019, identified the barriers that exist to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (14 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The National Sexual Health Strategy, 2015-2020 was launched in October 2015.  It takes a life course approach, acknowledging the importance of developing a healthy attitude to sexuality in young people and of building on that foundation for positive sexual health and wellbeing into adulthood and older age.  It also recognises the importance of challenging stigma and discrimination...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: As part of Sláintecare’s Healthy Living pillar, “A Healthy Weight for Ireland: Obesity Policy and Action Plan 2016-2025", Healthy Ireland has committed to implement the Ten Steps Forward. These Steps engage and co-ordinate multi-sectoral action to help reduce obesity and commit to investment in additional resources in acute and primary care settings together with enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The National Sexual Health Strategy, 2015-2020 was launched in October 2015. It takes a life course approach, acknowledging the importance of developing a healthy attitude to sexuality in young people and of building on that foundation for positive sexual health and wellbeing into adulthood and older age. It also recognises the importance of challenging stigma and discrimination and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: Housing First is an initiative for homeless individuals, who have been sleeping rough and using emergency homeless accommodation on a long-term basis, with complex needs (including mental health and addiction needs) that have prevented them from exiting homelessness. The model offers the provision of immediate, permanent and affordable housing to tackle homelessness, and provides appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The National Drugs Strategy, ‘Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery’ emphasises a health-led response to drug use, providing person-centred services that promote rehabilitation and recovery for people who misuse substances such as cocaine. Recent data from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS), published this month, shows that the prevalence of polydrug use is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Health Research Board (HRB) publishes an annual bulletin on trends in the treatment of problem drug and alcohol use, based on the National Drug Treatment Reporting System. The data for 2020 were recently published by the HRB and can be found at the below links: 2020 drug treatment data: www.hrb.ie/publications/publications/11%2C2/ 2020 alcohol treatment data:...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Family Support Services (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The National Drug Strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, recognises the role of families affected by drug use in contributing to the planning, design and delivery of effective addiction services. In Budget 2021, I secured €280,000 in additional funding to support family services. This funding will be used to develop and broaden the range of peer-led, mutual aid and family...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1584 and 1760 together. As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1624 and 1625 together. Government policy in relation to drug and alcohol addiction services 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. Action 11 of the strategy aims to strengthen early harm reduction responses to current and emerging trends and patterns of...