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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (7 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: Again, I will bring the comments of the Deputy back to the Minister. I would like to reiterate that the Government is committed to the continued support of the health and personal social services needs of Irish thalidomide survivors. There is empathy. It is very difficult. There are a number of cases concerning thalidomide before the High Court. It is not possible to comment on matters...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: Under the Health Act 2004, as amended, the HSE is responsible for the provision of health and personal social services including addiction services. The HSE either directly provides such services or arranges to have them provided directly on its behalf through service level arrangements. As the correspondence relating to this parliamentary question relates to operational and contractual...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: As part of budget 2022, I am announcing investment of €16 million for new measures to support the national drug strategy and Healthy Ireland along with a further €13 million allocated under Covid-19-specific funding. Under healthy Ireland, €10 million-----

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: I do not have a second copy but I can give my copy to the Deputy when I am finished.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: I will give the Deputy my speech when I am finished.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: Under Healthy Ireland, €10 million is provided to implement the national healthy weight campaign, an innovative and co-ordinated approach to encourage physical activity through Sport Ireland and the HSE. Funding is also being provided to scaling up the HSE’s online sexually transmitted infections, STI, services. Some €6 million is being provided under the national...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (13 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: The National Drugs Strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, ‘A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025’, sets out a health-led approach to drug use. It promotes a more compassionate and humane approach to people who use drugs, with drug use treated first and foremost as a public health issue. The Programme for Government endorses this health-led...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (13 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: The national drug strategy Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery represents a whole-of-government response to the problem of drug and alcohol use in Ireland. It emphasises a health-led response to substance use in Ireland, based on providing person-centred services that promote rehabilitation and recovery. The strategy aims to promote the participation of service users and their families,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (13 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: Strategic action 17 of the National Drug Strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, commits to strengthening services to support families affected by substance misuse. The HSE funds a number of organisations that provide family support services at both local and regional levels. The strategy also recognises the role that families can play in the planning, design and delivery of drug and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator for raising this very important issue. On behalf of the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, I welcome the opportunity to address the House. I sincerely regret that children can experience a long waiting time for scoliosis treatment and I remain conscious of the burden this places on them and their families.The priority of the Minister for Health and the Government is to improve...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: Again, I thank to Senator for raising this issue. I am acutely aware of the distress and inconvenience caused to patients and their families when urgent care is delayed. Improving waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures is a priority. I will relay the Senator’s concerns and annoyance to the Minister and the Department. It is recognised that waiting times for all...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: I again thank the Senator for raising this issue. I welcome the opportunity to update the House on the funding allocated in budget 2022. I echo her contribution regarding the work the task forces do. I will put on the record my great admiration and thanks for the great work the volunteers and people in the task forces have done. I am providing €6 million in new funding for new...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: Following agreement on the strategic priorities for the national drugs strategy for the period 2021-25, I recently met with the drug and alcohol task forces, as the Senator said, to outline the additional funding I am providing to deliver on these strategic priorities. This includes €1 million in funding for the development of a programme of community-based drug and alcohol services....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Freedom of Speech (19 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Gavan for raising this matter, which has been the subject of much media comment in recent years. My colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Deputy Coveney, has informed me that officials of his Department are following the case of Mr. Julian Assange. Mr. Assange, an Australian citizen and the public face of the Wikileaks website, was arrested by...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Freedom of Speech (19 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator and have taken note of his remarks on the matter, specifically those on our seat at the United Nations Security Council and what is, effectively, a difference of opinion on matters related to Belarus and Russia. I will bring them back to the Minister. This is a legal matter within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom and it appears to be the subject of ongoing legal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (20 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: Positive aging is an issue I am very interested in and for that reason, I requested the Food Safety Authority of Ireland ("FSAI") Scientific Committee to prepare a report on the Scientific Recommendations for Food- Based Dietary Guidelines for older people aged 65 and over. Hydration is also included in these recommendations which were published earlier this year. Healthy Ireland in my...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2022 (20 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: In Budget 2022, an additional €6m was provided for new measures to support the implementation of the national drugs strategy, 'Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery'. This funding will be used to strengthen the health-led approach to drug and alcohol use and to support the strategic priorities for 2021-2025 identified in the mid-term review of the national drugs strategy (to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (20 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2022 (20 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Programme for Government commits to providing free contraception for women, starting with the 17-25 age cohort; accordingly, funding for free contraception, starting with women aged 17-25, has been allocated in 2022. The scheme will provide for: - The cost of prescription contraception - The cost of fitting and/or removal of various types of long-acting reversible contraception and...