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Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2016) See 3 other results from this debate

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...goes against international best practice and the advice of organisations like Amnesty International, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, the UN special rapporteur on the right to health and the Global Commission on HIV and the Law, which is that the decriminalisation of sex work is "the preferable approach in securing, as far as possible, the safety, physical security, health and equal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (25 Oct 2016)

Charles Flanagan: Through the Irish Aid programme, my Department works with a range of partners to deliver on our longstanding commitment to improve access to quality health and HIV services for poor and marginalised communities. Partners are selected on the basis of their contribution to the Department's priority outcomes, the quality of results achieved and their capacity to use funds effectively. Since...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hepatitis C Compensation Payments (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: ..., Anti-D Immunoglobulin in two periods (between 1977 and 1979 and between 1991 and 1994) and who tested negative for Hepatitis C are seeking access to claim compensation from the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal and to be awarded HAA cards. The Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006 restricts access to the Tribunal to those people who have been diagnosed with...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (5 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: ...by a large number of organisations, many of which recommend the decriminalisation model, including Human Rights Watch, UN Women, UNAIDS, the World Health Organization, the Global Commission on HIV and the Law, Amnesty and the International Labour Organization. When I attended a round-table discussion organised by Sex Workers Alliance Ireland a couple of days ago, it was pointed out that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hepatitis C Compensation Payments (4 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: ...potentially infectious, Anti-D Immunoglobulin in two periods (between 1977 and 1979 and between 1991 and 1994) and who tested negative for Hepatitis C to claim compensation from the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal and to be awarded HAA cards. The Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006, provides clear scientific grounds for the definition of “diagnosed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Incidence (29 Sep 2016) See 1 other result from this answer

Alan Kelly: 225. To ask the Minister for Health the number of transgender persons here who have been diagnosed with HIV; and the way in which transgender persons are categorised in the current statistics. [27934/16]

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Universal Health Care and the NHS: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

...such as in Africa and India where one has practical health programmes with separate funding that are brought in but there is no universal health care system. They would have a focus, for example, on HIV and AIDS, on TB, malaria or diabetes, but they are not thinking comprehensively or holistically about the patient. Targeted health programmes have their place within the universal health...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...disregard of certain compensation awards when assessing the means of a person for social assistance schemes. This includes all income derived from compensation awarded by the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal, by the Residential Institutions Redress Board and in relation to disability caused by thalidomide. Any payment made by the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (16 Sep 2016)

Finian McGrath: ...the means of a person for social assistance schemes, including DA. The disregards for social welfare means assessment purposes include all income derived from compensation awarded by the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal, by the Residential Institutions Redress Board and in relation to disability caused by thalidomide. Any payment made by the Residential Institutions Statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...provides for the disregard of certain compensation awards when assessing the means of a person for social assistance schemes, including DA. All income derived from compensation awarded by the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal, by the Residential Institutions Redress Board and in relation to disability caused by thalidomide is exempt from means assessment. Any payment made by the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (16 Sep 2016)

Charles Flanagan: ...’s policy for International Development, One World, One Future, reiterates our longstanding commitment to strengthening health systems, reducing maternal and infant mortality and overcoming the HIV epidemic in developing countries. The Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Health Access Initiative have been important partners for the Government’s development programme, Irish...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (21 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: ...stopped using every day. Crimes committed by those on heroin have plummeted, there are 55% fewer car thefts, and 80% fewer muggings and burglaries. That drop happened almost immediately after the programme started. HIV infections from heroin use have almost entirely disappeared. The Swiss started caring for addicts over 20 years ago by abandoning the American style of a zero tolerance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (12 Jul 2016)

Finian McGrath: ...the means of a person for social assistance schemes, including DA. The disregards for social welfare means assessment purposes include all income derived from compensation awarded by the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal, by the Residential Institutions Redress Board and in relation to disability caused by thalidomide. Any payment made by the Residential Institutions Statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (12 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: ...March ‘16 Health Information and Quality Authority 12 Nil N/A Health Insurance Authority 5 Nil N/A Health Products Regulatory Authority 9 Nil N/A Health Research Board 10 Nil N/A Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal 15 7 Agreement that 8 members are adequate to assess cases. Irish Blood Transfusion Service Board 12 Nil N/A Leopardstown Park Hospital Board 7 Nil N/A...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Incidence (12 Jul 2016) See 1 other result from this answer

Alan Kelly: 522. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of persons that his Department believes to be HIV positive; the measures being taken to combat new HIV infections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20786/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV-AIDS Programmes (12 Jul 2016)

Colm Brophy: 596. To ask the Minister for Health the State budget and strategy in 2016 and in the coming years for HIV prevention among gay and bisexual men; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21198/16]

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (6 Jul 2016) See 3 other results from this debate

Catherine Connolly: ...with this, Portugal - a small country like Ireland - recognised in the 1990s that the drug problem had become one of the main concerns of the public, as had the significant increase in the number of people infected with HIV-AIDS and other associated illnesses. My knowledge of Portugal comes from a report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, whose members...

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2016)

Lynn Ruane: ...and the undermining of people's right to health. They also stated that the excessive use of incarceration as a drugs control measure was identified as the biggest contribution to higher rates of HIV and hepatitis C infection among drug users. By not accepting this amendment, we are contributing to incarceration as a drugs control measure. Only a few weeks back, the Royal Society for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (19 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...social assistance schemes, including Carer's Allowance. The disregards for social welfare means assessment purposes include all income derived from compensation awarded by the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal, by the Residential Institutions Redress Board and in relation to disability caused by Thalidomide. Any payment made by the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts Data (14 Apr 2016)

Charles Flanagan: ...Isihaka Mwandalima Africa Ireland Economic Forum venue (HQ) The Convention Centre Provision of Accounting Services (HQ) McQuillans Technical Support to NGO Consortium to Develop and Implement an HIV Prevention and Response Programme in Karamoja at Embassy Kampala Dr. Romano Larry Adupa Annual Internal Audit of Embassy and External Audit of selected Projects/Programmes at Embassy...