Results 1-20 of 171 for drugs speaker:Frank Feighan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (6 Oct 2020)

Frank Feighan: The Government’s strategic response to addressing drug and alcohol problems in Ireland is set out in Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery – a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025. The Drugs Policy and Social Inclusion Unit is responsible for drugs policy in the Department of Health. The unit has the following roles: - to coordinate the implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Citizens' Assembly (18 Oct 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...; one dealing with biodiversity loss and the other with the type of directly elected mayor and local government structures best suited for Dublin. It is proposed that a Citizens’ Assembly on Drug Use and the Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Education will directly follow these two assemblies, if learnings from the concurrent running of assemblies suggest that this...

Priority Questions: Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I have been to the county, including Clonmel, and seen the great work that the services there are doing. National drug treatment data show that 380 cases were treated for problem drug use in Tipperary in 2021. Of these, 114 were treated for cocaine as the main problem. Separately, there were 294 cases treated for problem alcohol use. Drug...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (15 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: The National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) is the national epidemiological database on drug and alcohol-related deaths and indirect deaths among people with a lifetime history of using drugs and/or were alcohol dependent, in Ireland. It was established so that the State can respond in a timely manner with accurate data on drug and alcohol-related mortality. The NDRDI is jointly funded by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: The National Drug Treatment Report System (NDTRS), published by the Health Research Board in June of this year, presents trends on treatment for problem drug use (excluding alcohol) for the seven-year period from 2015 to 2021. The data are drawn from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System, the national surveillance system that records and reports on cases of drug and alcohol treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (6 Dec 2022)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 506 and 507 together. The Department of Health has a variety of sources to monitor drug trends including the National Drug and Alcohol Survey, which is conducted every four years to survey the general population aged 15 years and over, about the prevalence of drug use in Ireland. The survey examines the use of a variety of drugs including alcohol and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Frank Feighan: The Covid-19 pandemic has created uncertainty and anxiety for everyone and particularly for those affected by drug and alcohol addiction. At the onset of Covid-29, the Department and the HSE developed harm reduction posters for people with substance use issues. Key harm reduction messages were included in both posters to keep people as safe as possible during Covid-19 and reminding...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Sep 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Department of Health provides €28 million for 280 community-based drug and alcohol services annually. In 2019, additional funding of €240,000 for Drug and Alcohol Taskforces was announced. Each of the 24 Drug and Alcohol Task Forces received €10,000 on a recurring basis. The Department completed a mid-term review of the actions in the National Drugs Strategy,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: Minister Donnelly and I engage in an ongoing basis on the implementation of the National Drugs Strategy, and the 6 Strategic Priorities for the remaining period of the Strategy. These new priorities will strengthen the health-led approach to drug use, as agreed in the Programme for Government, and align with the EU Drugs Strategy and Action Plan. The six strategic priorities for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (8 Dec 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Department of Health provides €28 million in recurring funding for 280 community-based drug and alcohol services annually. In 2019, additional funding of €1m was provided for drug and alcohol task forces, including €240,000 on a recurring basis for core budgets. It is a strategic priority under the national drugs strategy for 2021-2025 to enhance access to and...

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

Frank Feighan: Thank you, Chairman, for your invitation to appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health to discuss the implementation of the national drugs strategy 2021-25. As you said, I am joined by two officials: the principal officer in the drugs policy and social inclusion unit of the Department of Health, Mr. Jim Walsh, and the HSE national clinical lead for addiction, Dr. Eamon Keenan. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (22 Feb 2022)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 661 and 760 together. As the Deputy will be aware, tackling drug dealing and organised criminal activity is a key priority for the Government and for An Garda Síochána. Under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (16 Nov 2021)

Frank Feighan: The report commissioned by the Tallaght Drugs and Alcohol Task Force highlights the problems relating to crack cocaine use in Tallaght. The report finds that crack cocaine is a multi-dimensional problem that reflects the social determinants of drug use in disadvantaged communities, linked to unemployment, poverty and social exclusion. It is also an inter-generational issue, as some...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (8 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: Minister for Public Health, Well-being and National Drug Strategy, Frank Feighan, announced the allocation of €1.5 million for a 3-year drug prevention and education programme in September 2022. The funding program is a key deliverable under the national drug strategy to strengthen the prevention of drug and alcohol use, and related harm among children and young people. The program...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (3 Nov 2020)

Frank Feighan: Budget 2021 allocated €10m in new developments for drugs policy and inclusion health. Of this, €4m is being provided to enhance drug and alcohol services as follows: - €1m to develop targeted drug and alcohol initiatives through the network of drug and alcohol task forces, and to increase in core funding for existing services - €2m to increase residential treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (24 Nov 2020)

Frank Feighan: Budget 2021 allocated €10m in new developments for drugs policy and inclusion health. Of this, €4m is being provided to enhance drug and alcohol services as follows: - €1m to develop targeted drug and alcohol initiatives through the network of drug and alcohol task forces, and to increase in core funding for existing services - €2m to increase residential treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 3136 and 3137 together. The Health Research Board (HRB) recently published the National Drug and Alcohol Survey 2019/20. The survey provides information on alcohol, tobacco, and drug use amongst the general population in Ireland. It also looks at attitudes and perceptions of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and the impact on communities. The findings of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2022 (8 Feb 2022)

Frank Feighan: Budget 2021 allocated €4.1 million to enhance drug and alcohol services and address substance misuse. This funding was allocated as follows: €1m to develop targeted drug and alcohol initiatives through the network of drug and alcohol task forces, and to increase core funding for existing services; €2m to increase residential treatment services for people with severe...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Dealing (17 Feb 2022)

Frank Feighan: The National Drug and Alcohol Survey (NDAS) collects information on alcohol and tobacco consumption and drug use among the general population. It also surveys people’s attitudes and perceptions relating to tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use and records the impact of drug use on communities. The 2019–2020 NDAS collected information from 5,762 people aged 15 years and older...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: Government policy in relation to drug and alcohol addiction services is set out in the national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery-a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025. Earlier this year the Health Research Board published the National Drug and Alcohol Survey 2019/20, which is funded by the Department of Health and managed by the Health...