Results 4,921-4,940 of 6,056 for speaker:Frank Feighan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: They have not been excluded yet. All I will say is that I very much value their expertise. I would hope that in the coming days we can meet. I would hope that they would be included in the national oversight committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: I think there was a breakdown in communication and I would hope that would have been resolved.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: Once I meet with them, I have that facility, yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: I would certainly think it is, yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: I will bring in Dr. Keenan, the HSE lead in addiction services. He might be able to clarify that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: That is an interesting question. There were 1,000 clients who were given access to opiate substitution treatments in 2020 and 2021. This is under the Covid-19 contingency plan.
- National Maternity Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: In closing, I thank the Deputies for tabling their motion. I fully recognise the importance of Government and the Opposition thoroughly scrutinising the issues under consideration. The level of interest in the development of the new national maternity hospital is a clear reflection that everyone, right across politics and across our health service, shares the same goal when it comes to the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Oireachtas Committees (20 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: The Joint Committee on Health 's Report on addressing Vitamin D Deficiency as a Public Health Measure has four recommendations and my Department is responsible for delivering on the first two recommendations. Recommendation 1 is for daily Vitamin D supplements for the entire adult population. Current policy advice on vitamin D supplementation is aimed at three population groups; infants,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: The Department of Health provides €2.2m for the provision of community-based drug and alcohol services in the north inner city, in association with the North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force. This funding will continue to be provided for frontline services in 2022 though the HSE and the City of Dublin Youth Services Board. I understand that the HSE has met with the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: I will ask Dr. Keenan to articulate this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: We are committed to working with people on their journey to recovery. I will bring in Dr. Keenan to articulate exactly his views as clinical lead in this area.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: If I may just clarify, I think I said there was 1,000 extra put on OST during the Covid pandemic.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: I am going to bring in Mr. Walsh or Dr. Keenan on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: There are 24 task forces. There will always be one or two issues. This is an issue we need to resolve. When I was brought into the Department first, we engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We have had good collaboration with that Department. The Deputy has a point. There needs to be much more collaboration between the Department of Health and the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: I would think so. A lot of that is in different detail. As I said, the first collaboration was between the Department of Health and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. You can see what happened with the wrap-around services. We were able to provide services to people who needed housing and who used drugs. It was a huge success. We need a lot more collaboration and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: This is part of strategic priority 4. We are committed to a partnership approach across Departments and agencies and to tackling effectively the prevalence of poor health and social problems. The Deputy's question has been very pertinent. I hope a lot more collaboration between various Departments will happen.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputy. The national drugs strategy - Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery - is the way forward. We established a working group in December 2017 to consider alternative approaches. It examined the option of decriminalising drugs and did not deem it an appropriate option in the Irish context due to legal difficulties and the fact that the group was very concerned it could lead to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: The Deputy referred to stigmatisation. We have to take the stigma away from people who use drugs. I refer to the health-led approach in recent years. In addition, the work ongoing with the Department of Justice has been considerable. The Deputy referred to the drug task forces. They are the eyes and ears of the community. They bring to the attention of the HSE what needs to be funded...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: I appreciate the Deputy's views but they spoke of the harm to themselves, their loved ones and their mental health. They also felt that no matter what grade cannabis was put in, most people would be looking for more of a high and young people under 18 years would still be targeted. I was surprised myself. When we have a citizens' assembly, and I hope we have it as quickly as possible, all...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Frank Feighan: I believe it is 10,000.