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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Feb 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 An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (7 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Up to 2020, the CSO employed two survey instruments at airports and seaports to compile statistics on overseas visitors to Ireland. These were the Country of Residence Survey (CRS) and Passenger Card Inquiry (PCI). The former differentiated air and sea passengers into outbound Irish residents and inbound foreign residents. The latter collected additional details from passengers, including the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (7 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) produces statistics relating to deaths which are compiled from administrative data supplied to the organisation from the General Register Office (GRO). The narrative contained within these death certificates are analysed and utilising methodological guidelines as prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), each death is assigned an underlying cause...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (1 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question relates to funding of healthcare services for people who are homeless, I have referred to HSE for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Programme (31 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, together. The Government Legislation Programme, which was published on 16th January 2024, sets out Government legislative priorities for the current parliamentary session. The current programme includes 46 bills for priority publication and drafting across a number of areas including healthcare, access to housing, stronger safer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: There is now a strong international evidence base for the benefits of arts and creativity for health and wellbeing, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognising the robust impact of the arts and creativity on both mental and physical health. The WHO has also found that the arts facilitate a more holistic approach to complex health problems, giving parity of esteem to mental health and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Promotion (30 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Improving the health and wellbeing of the people of Ireland is central to the work of Government and the vision for Healthy Ireland in the Department of Health. The goal is to create a society where everyone can enjoy physical and mental health and wellbeing to their full potential and where wellbeing is valued and supported at every level. My department's commitment to workplace...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Addiction Treatment Services (30 Jan 2024)

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: Hospital Services (25 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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 to roll out a national HIV PrEP programme, managed by the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has responsibility for collating information on the number of enterprises which open each year and which close each year as part of its work in developing and maintaining the Central Business Register. The register is developed using data provided by the Companies Registration Office (CRO) and the Revenue Commissioners. The most recent final data...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The classification of employment status in LFS results is determined according to ILO (International Labour Organisation) concepts and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service, I have referred to the HSE for direct response.

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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (18 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Following a successful initial pilot in Cork, Kerry and Dublin, funded by the Sláintecare Integration Fund in 2021, the free home STI testing service was gradually expanded in 2021-2022, and launched nationally in October, 2022. €3.5m was allocated to support the scheme in 2023 The scheme has been very successful, adding approximately 33% to national testing capacity....

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

Hildegarde Naughton: In the most recent scientific recommendations for food based dietary guidelines produced by the Food Standards Authority of Ireland (FSAI) it is recommended to take a Vitamin D supplement in addition to consuming a healthy well-balanced diet, to support bone health. Since 2010, the HSE has recommended a 5 microgram (5μg) daily vitamin D supplement in liquid or drop form for babies...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The National Drugs Strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, ‘A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025’, sets out a health-led approach to drug use. The strategy supports high quality monitoring, evaluation, and research to ensure evidence-informed policies and practice. Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) was first identified in Europe in May 2022 and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Period Poverty (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1501, 1502, 1503 and 1504 together. Following the publication of a Plan International Survey in 2018, which found that 10% of teenage girls were significantly impacted by period poverty, Private Members’ Motions on the topic were passed in both Houses of the Oireachtas and a sub-committee of the National Strategy for Women and Girls Strategy Committee...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The National Sexual Health Strategy, 2015-2020, (NSHS), was launched in October 2015 and is implemented by the HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme (SHCPP), who oversee sexual health services. Following stakeholder consultation and an independent review, the Strategy is currently being refreshed; an updated version is currently being drafted and will be published in Q1-2, 2024....