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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (4 Nov 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: As the Deputy is aware, the National Men’s Health Action Plan was launched on November 18th, 2024. The plan aligns with Sláintecare and the Healthy Ireland Strategic Action Plan and is supported by a range of HSE functions and partner agencies. The plan contains a number of actions which are targeted at specific population groups of men as means of engaging them in initiatives...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (4 Nov 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: As the Deputy is aware, the National Men’s Health Action Plan was launched on November 18th, 2024. The plan aligns with Sláintecare and the Healthy Ireland Strategic Action Plan and is supported by a range of HSE functions and partner agencies. The plan contains a number of actions which are targeted at specific population groups of men as a means of engaging them in initiatives...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (4 Nov 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 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: Addiction Treatment Services (4 Nov 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 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: Addiction Treatment Services (4 Nov 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 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: Addiction Treatment Services (4 Nov 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: This is a matter for Department of Justice and should be redirected to that Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (4 Nov 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: In Budget 2025 €.5m in additional funding was secured, rising to €.79m in 2026 for drug prevention programmes and public health awareness campaigns to be developed across the health regions and screening and brief interventions to be scaled up. €203,000 was transferred to the HSE in 2025 to fund drug prevention programmes and enable public health awareness campaigns to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (4 Nov 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Under the Health Act 2024, as amended the HSE is responsible for the provision of health and personal supports including those relating to addiction. The HSE either provides these services directly or arranges to have them provided on its behalf. 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: Addiction Treatment Services (4 Nov 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The wider issues raised in this question in relation to tenancy falls under the statutory remits of the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage and the Local Authorities. The matters relating to community safety and policing fall under the statutory remits of the Department of Justice and An Garda Siochana. From a health perspective, it is suggested that an individual who...

Men's Health: Statements (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak about men's health and describe some of the initiatives that my Department and the HSE have in place to improve men's health. As a society, we are living longer and Ireland has one of the highest life expectancies in the EU. This should be celebrated, but it also brings challenges. We need to help people to enjoy good health and well-being...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Programmes (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Department of Health is aware of the publication of Coimisiún na Meán’s 2025 work plan and is aware that there is no commitment to introduce regulation of infant and follow-on formula advertising. The Health & Wellbeing Unit will continue to engage with An Coimisiún with regards to their commitment to explore matters relating to the advertising of high fat,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2026 (22 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: In Budget 2026, the Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drug Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor, TD, secured an additional €11 million in recurring funding for drugs and inclusion health services. Highlights for Drugs services include €0.75m to improve access to Buprenorphine in OAT services, €0.2m to enhance strategic workforce planning for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (21 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Carroll McNeill. I have taken all of her concerns on board and I will definitely come back at the end on what she has brought up. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is a non-commercial State agency responsible for collecting, processing, testing and distributing blood and blood...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (21 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I totally agree with the Senator. The increase in demand is driven in part by the success of the recent investment in expanding the surgical and health system capacity by delivering better access to care for people. To ensure this demand is met, donor attendance figures are up by 10,283 in the year to date. This is an increase of 8.9% on target. There has been an increase. With the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (21 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Government is committed to a health-led approach to drug addiction. A supervised injecting facility (SIF) offers a compassionate, person-centred service that reduces the harms associated with injecting drugs. The Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Act 2017 allows for the establishment, licensing, operation and regulation of supervised injecting facilities. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (21 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 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: Addiction Treatment Services (21 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Budget 2026 Recently, Minister Murnane O’Connor announced an additional €11 million in recurring funding for drugs and inclusion health services in Budget 2026. Highlights include €0.75m to improve access to Buprenorphine in OAT services, €0.2m to enhance strategic workforce planning for drug services, €0.33m to increase treatment capacity for...

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Yesterday, I attended the briefing in the audiovisual room and listened to the parents and families of children on the waiting list. My heart goes out to them. I welcome that the Government has committed to an inquiry and I urge that this happens as soon as possible. It is right to acknowledge that we are not where we need to be in addressing urgent problems in spinal care, despite the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an application for emergency works to address structural problems with a roof (details supplied). [55988/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (15 Oct 2025)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a request for funding to equip two modular SEN classrooms, as currently, the school cannot fully equip the classroom for full operation (details supplied). [55989/25]