Results 5,001-5,020 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: The report, entitled The Landscape of Substance Misuse and its Impact on the Communities of Tallaght Drug and Alcohol Task Force, highlighted that issue. The Chairman spoke about emerging trends. We have, in one aspect, tried to deal with emerging trends through the funding of €850,000 over three years and the €240,000 going to the relevant community healthcare organisation,...

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 Mr. Walsh on Sláintecare because he has more knowledge of that finer detail.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: The national oversight committee will deal with that. Again, we need much more collaboration. A lot has been done in the last view years but in order to deal with these very difficult issues we need cross-government, cross-community collaboration at all times.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: I do not have that detail but I will ask my officials to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: I will come in. There are many things happening. The revision of the adult caution scheme has led to a significant reduction in the number of prosecutions for simple possession. In addition, we are, as a Government, committed to tackling serious and organised crime in all its forms. We can see from the Commissioner that they want to dismantle the operations of criminal organisations. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: First of all, regarding the funding and Tallaght, as the Deputy has raised again, €240,000 that has been given to the community health organisation, CHO, in that area-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: There is €240,000 that has gone to that area, but also we have allocated €850,000 over three years. There would be perhaps four or five different groups, but that would tell me there will be more than €220,000 or €250,000 per year for three years. Our officials can sit down with the HSE as well and address the Tallaght issue. It is part of the report that it was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: The answer to that is we have come a long way towards €1 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: We have got €850,000 per year to do it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: As I said, we can go back and forth regarding funding and we will work with the Deputy regarding funding. Regarding Keltoi, we all know it provided a very valuable facility, but unfortunately it was used as an isolation facility for the marginalised and vulnerable during Covid-19. It seems to still be in significant demand for isolation and it will be maintained as a Covid isolation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: Perhaps Mr. Walsh could come in on the north inner city and the five outstanding issues that were mentioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: I will call down in the coming weeks, once this Covid wave has receded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: That is a very pertinent point by Deputy Gould. I ask Dr. Keenan to address it.

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: I am pleased to address the House on this important subject and to outline the work being done in the area of public health and well-being and the national drug strategy to support our young people. Healthy Ireland: A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025, which was launched in March 2013, is a national framework action to improve the health and well-being of the country over...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (25 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 518 and 653 together. Government policy in relation to addressing Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is set out in the National Strategy on DSGBV, which outlines a whole of Government approach to delivering on the actions in the Strategy. The Department of Justice coordinates the implementation of the strategy. The Department provides annual...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 521 and 572 together. 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 Drug and Alcohol Task Force. The task force has informed funded services that it is no longer in a position to function. This follows the resignation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. While significant work continues to positively impact on waiting times and improve pathways to elective care, acute hospitals have been impacted by operational challenges arising from surges in cases related to the Delta and Omicron variants. At present the acute...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (25 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 579 and 580 together. The process for allocating funding for current expenditure processes currently operates as an annual budget cycle with the current expenditure allocations for each Government Department being confirmed for the following year at Estimates time in October each year. The detailed allocations for each Vote across Government are then...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Department of Health provides funding to the HSE for initiatives targeted at improving health outcomes for the Traveller community.I understand that the HSE funds the Traveller Primary HealthCare Projects via section 39 funding. Voluntary Agencies funded under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004, are managed by the application of either a Grant Aid Agreement (S39- GA) or a Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Citizens' Assembly (26 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: Consideration is being given to the appropriate methodology for future citizens' assemblies, including one on drugs use. Decisions will be guided by the experience of the Gender Equality Assembly which completed earlier this year. An independent researcher was appointed by the Assembly to monitor and record, amongst other things, the perceived deliberative quality of the Assembly. This...