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

Thomas Gould: They were removed with no consultation or reason given. With the Minister of State confirm they will be reinstated? Who is making the arbitrary decisions to remove people from the oversight committee without discussion or engagement? It is not good enough. There needs to be an explanation as to why this has happened. Will the Minister of State commit to reinstating them?

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

Thomas Gould: That is disappointing. I hope the meeting will be successful. This was done without consultation or prior knowledge. No one can understand why it was done. I will park it now until the meeting is held. Will the Minister of State confirm that the civil society forum will be open and fully transparent and will involve consultation with everyone?

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

Thomas Gould: The Minister of State has spoken about new processes. Surely this should happen in consultation with local community and voluntary groups. This, and not excluding them from the process, is the key to developing the strategy. I am very concerned with the Minister of State's responses here this morning, talking about changes and involving new processes. From what I am hearing, the people who...

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

Thomas Gould: Is my time up?

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

Thomas Gould: I will come back in later on. I thank the Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1078. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will consider granting asylum to a family (details supplied). [63356/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1106. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Cork City Council does not have a disability officer; and if this is a requirement. [1580/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (19 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to those looking to develop citizen science initiatives. [63355/21]

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

Thomas Gould: 1381. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the nursing group were not invited given that five medically trained personnel were invited to sit on the National Oversight Committee when it had specifically requested to remain on the committee; the criteria that was utilised to ascertain suitability for membership; the way the transparency was applied; if members were informed of the...

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

Thomas Gould: 1874. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that addiction nurses were removed from the National Oversight Committee on the National Drugs Strategy. [2184/22]

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

Thomas Gould: 1372. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for delivery of the €0.5 million committed to in Budget 2022 to address high-risk drug use; and if he will fully consult with the drug and alcohol task forces in rolling it out. [63039/21]

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

Thomas Gould: 1373. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for delivery of the €1.7 million to increase the availability of HSE drug and alcohol services on a nationwide basis; and if he will fully consult with the drug and alcohol task forces in rolling it out. [63040/21]

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]