Results 3,921-3,940 of 5,683 for speaker:Thomas Gould

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1374. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for delivery of the €0.5 million to increase access to and provision of community-based drug and alcohol services for women, ethnic minorities and LGTBI+; and if he will fully consult with the drug and alcohol task forces in rolling it out. [63041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1375. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for delivery of the €0.7 million to provide additional services for children and families who are impacted by parental drug and alcohol use; and if he will fully consult with the drug and alcohol task forces in rolling it out. [63042/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1371. To ask the Minister for Health when the date for the citizens' assembly on drugs will be announced. [63038/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1376. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding to be allocated to drug and alcohol task forces to implement the actions in the Drug Relation Intimidation and Violence Engagement report as launched on 26 November 2021. [63043/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1377. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ensure that family support groups across the State will continue to have representation at national level on the National Oversight Committee; and the way his Department will support an organisation (details supplied) in its ongoing work to put a new national network in place. [63044/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1378. To ask the Minister for Health if he will restore the two places on the National Oversight Committee that have been removed from the community and voluntary sector effectively leaving the regions without any representation at a national level. [63045/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1379. To ask the Minister for Health when a partnership interagency working group involving all sectors including the community and voluntary sector will be reinstated to recommence the review of the handbook for drug and alcohol task forces; and if he will provide a clear timeline for it to carry out and conclude its task. [63046/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1380. To ask the Minister for Health if a commitment will be given that the terms of reference for the civil society grouping will be drawn up in consultation with the National Oversight Committee community and voluntary representatives and will be brought to the full National Oversight Committee meeting for agreement. [63048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1849. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners can withhold appointments for private non-medical patients. [2103/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Birth Certificates (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1862. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for birth certificates currently awaiting printing, posting or certification respectively by county in tabular form. [2131/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Birth Certificates (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1863. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time from application to receipt of a birth certificate by county in tabular form. [2132/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1875. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met addiction nurses to discuss their removal from the National Oversight Committee on the National Drugs Strategy; and if not, the reason. [2185/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1876. To ask the Minister for Health the number of addiction nurses currently working in the State. [2186/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 2036. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to a statement by An Taoiseach in November 2021 (details supplied), if she will provide an update on proposed actions arising from this work; and her plans to have such actions implemented. [63047/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 2038. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is available for a centre (details supplied). [63254/21]

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

Thomas Gould: With regard to the national oversight committee, many people are worried that there is an agenda to remove some, if not all, of the community and voluntary networks. Certainly we have seen issues before and since Christmas. Will the Minister of State give a commitment that he will retain all of the community and voluntary groups on the national oversight committee?

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

Thomas Gould: I have a few questions but I will be as quick as I can. First of all, the Minister of State and the officials referenced the Tallaght drug and alcohol task force report, which is an excellent report. It made the point that there is an urgent need to address the impact of crack cocaine on individuals, families and communities. This report said that, even before Covid-19, there was chronic...

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

Thomas Gould: In the report it asked for a million. It is a yes or no question.

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

Thomas Gould: So the answer to that is "No". In relation to the north inner city-----

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

Thomas Gould: There is an epidemic of crack cocaine use at the moment. I have the report here. The Minister of State has the same report.