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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (16 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new insulin pumps initiated to patients with type 1 diabetes, by hospital, inclusive of all level 3 and level 4 hospitals for 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41901/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 260. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a hospital the size of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda should be relying on an external supplier (details supplied) for chemotherapy medication given recent production issues at that provider; his further views on whether Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda should have its own aseptic compounding facility; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (22 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the integration of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the Pact of the Future agreed at the UN General Assembly in September last; whether the global goals, commitments and obligations under international human rights standards in relation to SRHR are fully incorporated into the Pact for the Future; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (22 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the costs incurred by his Department in the development, creation and completion of the energy security review. [42893/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (22 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any planned pension increases for those on a CIÉ widowers pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42781/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (22 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether there have been any feasibility studies on the use of bilevel rail cars on Irish Rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42978/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 266. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the dwellings and habitable structures in the Phoenix Park under the ownership of the Office of Public Works, in tabular form. [42690/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (22 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to expand the current pilot project in Munster for students with visual impairment to receive ongoing orientation and mobility supports throughout their school lives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42657/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (23 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I know from our work on the health committee with the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, that he is well aware of the urgent crisis we have with drug deaths in this country. We have very high levels of injury due to the use of illicit drugs. One of the tools in combating risk of death and injury is to use drugs such as naloxone to stabilise someone during a usage crisis or an overdose....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (23 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister of State for some of those facts and figures. I recognise that there has been a move by the Department to increase the access to naloxone. I would like to give the Minister of State an example of what it is like for service workers on the ground at the moment and how bizarre the current situation actually is. We have made naloxone available to workers. If I work in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (22 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 616. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to develop a national pathway and specialist multidisciplinary functional neurological disorder clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42683/24]

Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: To respond to Mr. D'Arcy's point about decriminalisation, any time we make a suggestion to change the law there is concern on this side of the room about unintended consequences or what it would look like. Professor Comiskey, who appeared before the committee a couple of weeks ago, stated her understanding of the research is that more progressive laws do not necessarily increase use and more...

Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Anyone else? We have heard stories about people finding it difficult to get a GP specifically.

Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: He just decided to opt out because he could not be treated with dignity.

Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I presume the outcome of that is, again, a removal of yourself from the situation or a failure to engage when you probably need it most.

Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Am I right in thinking, just having sat on the task force a few times, that one of the answers to this is peer support, namely, that people would have a health advocate to sit with them and bring them back? In Mr. McCarthy's experience, is that something that works?