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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (14 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

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

Hildegarde Naughton: Sexual health and wellbeing is a priority for this Government. Sexual health services are being further developed and implemented in accordance with the recommendations set out in the National Sexual Health Strategy 2015 - 2020. The Strategy's lifetime has been extended to 2022. An independent Review of the Strategy is currently being finalised and will be published on the Healthy Ireland...

Committee Consideration of Estimates: Motion (8 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 215A(1), the Select Committee on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking Community may complete its consideration of the Estimates for Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2023, standing referred to it pursuant to Standing Order 215(2) later than the sixtieth day, but not later than the ninetieth day, being...

Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021: Instruction to Committee (8 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 187, it be an instruction to the Committee to which the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 may be recommitted in respect of certain amendments, that the Committee has power to make amendments to the Bill which are outside the scope of the existing provisions of the Bill, in relation to amending the Criminal Justice...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion reConsideration of Estimates by Committee (without debate) - Motion to Instruct the Committee on the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Report Stage of the Bill) - Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (8 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The CSO publishes Recorded Crimestatistics on a quarterly basis. The Recorded Crimeseries provides statistics on the number of crime incidents recorded by An Garda Síochána (AGS), classified by incident type, incident reported date, and location, as recorded on the PULSE system. Statistics are also provided on crime detections (following data quality improvements in PULSE), on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: All drug use is potentially harmful, whatever the context. Reports emerged in 2019 and early 2020 regarding the use of nitrous oxide use in some Dublin communities. At the time, the HSE engaged with local communities to obtain information on user groups to inform tailored responses, including webinars and information factsheets. Harm reduction materials were developed and shared through the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: First 5 is an all-of-Government strategy, which involves multiple Government Departments and a range of partner organisations. A detailed implementation report was published in 2019.  Multiple divisions of the Department of Health, as well as partners including the HSE and Tusla, are involved in the implementation of the health-related elements of the plan.  Implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have been advised by the HSE that the organisation mentioned has not received funding from either the Local or Regional Cork Drug and Alcohol Taskforces since 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (2 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ireland established a national HIV PrEP programme in November 2019, following a HIQA Health Technology Assessment (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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (2 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Committee Consideration of Estimates: Motion (1 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That the following Committees may complete their consideration of the Estimates for Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2023, standing referred to them pursuant to Standing Order 215(2) later than the sixtieth day and not later than the ninetieth day, being the 14th day of March, 2023, after the Estimates had been so referred: — the Select Committee on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am taking this question on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, who has asked me to thank Senator Garvey for raising this issue. He welcomes the opportunity to provide an update to the House on the development of primary care centres. A central objective of the programme for Government is to deliver increased levels of integrated healthcare, with service delivery reoriented...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Minister would again like to thank the Senator for raising the issue. Primary care centres provide important primary care infrastructure. They can also support the delivery of integrated care by facilitating closer co-ordination and cooperation between health professionals from across different disciplines. They also provide a single point of access to services for the individual and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (1 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: On behalf of the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, I thank the Deputy for raising this important topic. It is a terrible reality that sexual assault and violence continue within our society. The 2022 annual report for sexual assault treatment units, SATUs, in Ireland is yet to be finalised but the provisional data for 2022 show that approximately 1,050 people attended across the six units...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (1 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy again for raising this important topic. In my concluding remarks, I wish to refer to the SATU policy review, which began in September 2018 and concluded in February 2019 and examined the efficacy of these treatment units. The review team comprised staff from the Department of Health, the then Department of Justice and Equality, the HSE and the SATUs. I am pleased to say...

President Metsola's Address to the Houses of the Oireachtas: Motion (31 Jan 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That the following arrangements shall apply in relation to any meeting of the Dáil on Thursday 2nd February, 2023: (a) the ordinary routine of business shall be interrupted after Questions on Policy or Legislation pursuant to Standing Order 35A, and the sitting of the Dáil shall thereupon stand suspended; (b) at 2 p.m., the Dáil shall be enjoined with Seanad...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The week after next. We discussed that at the Business Committee.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: -Motion reProtocol and arrangements for President Metsola’s address to a Joint Sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas (without debate) -Statements post European Council meeting of 15-16 December 2022 pursuant to Standing Order 124 (not to exceed 130 mins, including 20 mins Q&A) Private members' business shall be the Motion reChild and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (31 Jan 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this PQ relates to operational matters it has been referred to the HSE for direct response