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Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I support this motion of confidence in my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Helen McEntee. It is very easy for the Opposition to say that the Minister and the Garda should have known that a major public order incident was going to break out in Dublin city centre, but how could they? How could they foretell the malign intent of some people that led them to incite a riot, especially following a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme for women aged 17 -25 was launched on 14th September, 2022, and expanded to include 26-30 year-olds, inclusive, on September 1st, 2023 and is currently open to women aged 17-30 ordinarily resident in Ireland. The scheme will be expanded to include women aged 31 on January 1st, 2024. The scheme covers the cost of consultations with GPs, student health and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Encouraging mothers to breastfeed is a priority, both for the Department of Health and for the Health Service Executive (HSE). National health policy, which includes the Healthy Ireland Framework, the National Maternity Strategy, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan, and the National Cancer Strategy, all emphasise the importance of supporting mothers to breastfeed, as well as the overall aim of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (5 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: DRIVE is a national interagency initiative which sets out a model including national and linked community structures and systems to support communities to respond to drug related intimidation. The Department of Health has allocated €250,000 to support the development of DRIVE. €200k of that funding was used to resource a national project team comprising of a DRIVE Data and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (7 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 321 and 322 together. As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate) - Appropriation Bill 2023 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 1 hr 57 mins and any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday) - Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023 ‒ Motion to Instruct the Committee (to conclude within 62...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 29th March, 2023, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those set down to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: ...

Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (13 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: No.

Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform: Motion (13 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That, notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil of 16th December, 2020, or the Order of the Dáil of 20th September, 2023, the sequence in which Leaders shall be called upon to put questions between 17th January, 2024, and the fifth sitting day following the summer recess of 2024, inclusive, pursuant to Standing Order 36(ca), shall be in accordance with the rota contained in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 779 and 810 together. As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Strategic Action Plan for the National Drugs Strategy 2023-2024 is based on the six strategic priorities identified following the mid-term review of the strategy in 2021. The action plan was developed by strategic implementation groups reporting to the national oversight committee. A progress report for the first year will be published in due course. The HSE spends over €140m...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 858 and 859 together. Ireland established a national HIV PrEP programme in November 2019, following a HIQA HTA, which concluded that the introduction of HIV PrEP would be safe, effective and cost saving. The HTA also found that significant investment in public STI services was required to implement PrEP and €5.4 million was set aside in Budget 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health welcomes the publication of the first World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) Assessment Report for Ireland and, would like to acknowledge the work of the Core Group in producing this report and the contributions made by many stakeholders. Encouraging mothers to breastfeed is a priority, both for the Department and for the Health Service Executive (HSE). The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Wednesday's business shall be: - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to conclude within 2 hrs 30 mins) - Motion re Statement for Information of Voters in relation to the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 (without debate and any division to be taken immediately) - Fortieth Amendment of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (18 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The number of residential beds available for drug treatment services in 2023 was 1,036. According to 2022 National Drug Treatment Reporting System data the total number of cases treated for problem drug use was 12,009. This is the highest annual number recorded to- date. 1,458 cases received inpatient (overnight) treatment. Separately, there were 7,421 cases treated for alcohol as the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (18 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme for women aged 17 -25, ordinarily resident in Ireland, was launched on 14th September, 2022. Its remit has been expanded gradually to include women aged from 17 to 31 inclusive, from January 1st, 2024. Approximately €43.9m has been allocated to support the scheme in 2024 and approximately 2,400 GPs, primary care, family planning and student health centres...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (18 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 not in a position to answer PQs due to industrial action. It is hoped that normal services will resume soon. In the meantime, this Department will continue to refer PQs to HSE for their direct reply as soon as possible.