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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: Okay. We are going to move on to Deputy Hourigan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: I ask the Deputy to stop talking. I am in the Chair-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: I will follow on from that with the Minister of State. He is speaking about the informative report. However, the task force in the area will say that there has been no formal engagement. There have been reports from Ballymun and Finglas and there have been other reports, particularly around crack cocaine and the challenges facing many communities. Will there be some sort of formal...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: People are saying to me, and this is my view as well, that they have never seen it as bad. Open drug dealing has been mentioned. The amount of crack cocaine, as well as the fact that people are being addicted to crack cocaine, is the game changer that people are worried about. It is having an impact not only on individuals, families and children within those families, but also on...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: The disparity of funding needs to be looked at. I welcome the fact that the Minister of State is starting to make those changes. I have been on the task forces practically since they were established so I have seen a lot of changes, many of them positive. I still do not understand how the funding model the Department has been using came about. Perhaps the Minister of State could write a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: I ask the Minister of State to provide a note on some of those outstanding issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: Does the Minister of State have a view on the task forces and the different Departments? Does he think it would be a good idea?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: It is touch and go with some strategy agencies attending drug task forces right across the country. Some areas have good attendance and others do not. It is something that needs to be addressed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Hourigan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: Will Deputy Durkan ask his questions, please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: Let the Minister of State answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: I am conscious that we are running out of time. Senator Hoey is trying to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: Senator Hoey has the last question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)
Seán Crowe: I am going to move on. There were two areas we did not address on gaps in services. One was residential treatment for females, and the other area is the childcare needs of those who are in residential care. Can the Minister of State send us a note in regard to that? I do not have time to bring in Mr. Gould, my apologies. He might come back to us with a note on those two issues. I thank...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Dec 2021)
Seán Crowe: 549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently overdue their annual BreastHealth mammogram post-treatment for breast cancer; and the number of those who have waited longer than six months. [62614/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Dec 2021)
Seán Crowe: 550. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue for cervical screening; and the number of those who have waited for longer than six months. [62615/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Dec 2021)
Seán Crowe: 551. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue for bowel screening; and the number of those who have been waited longer than six months. [62616/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Dec 2021)
Seán Crowe: 552. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue BreastCheck screening; and the number of those who have been waiting for longer than six months. [62617/21]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (15 Dec 2021)
Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senator Hoey and Deputy Hourigan. Can I take it the draft minutes of the joint committee's public meeting of 14 December 2021 are agreed? Agreed.