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Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: When James Reilly was Minister for Health, he closed St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: Let us start with the positives. The Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, who has just left the Chamber, outlined €6 million in funding under the national drugs strategy. I welcome that, although it is not enough. I look forward to seeing the detail of where it will be spent. I welcome also the €1.7 million provided for the HSE drug and alcohol service nationwide, which will...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: My apologies to an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach and to the Minister of State but can I have a copy of the Minister of State’s speech, please?

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: It is just that there was no briefing today and I do not know what the Minister of State has in his speech and no details were given in the budget yesterday. I was hoping to come back to the Minister of State with a response but it may be too late for the Minister of State.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I would have preferred it beforehand but what can we do? I thank an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach and the Minister of State.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 19. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the uptake of third-level STEM courses by girls and women. [49850/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the demand for food banks in UCC. [49849/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 145. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the waiver for fixed line charges for pensioners was abolished. [50008/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the training fund which was promised to the former workers of a company (details supplied). [43799/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the reason family support networks no longer have a seat on the National Oversight Committee; and when this will be restored. [49996/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on establishing a national family support network. [49997/21]

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: On my behalf and on behalf of Sinn Féin I thank the witnesses for the work they did during Covid, from working with people who are in active addiction and the challenges Covid posed to provide the services to helping those people in their recovery journeys. It was a major undertaking and, without being dramatic, the organisations represented today certainly helped to save some peoples'...

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I appreciate that. What the witnesses say is important and it is taken on board. I would like to ask our guests from the Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force about the priorities in the national drugs strategy. Have they seen them? Are those priorities the same as those of the task force? Do they have thoughts on the priorities as they have been outlined?

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: On the question of task forces, from meetings I have held over the past 12 months with different groups, each of them has said what the witnesses have just told us. There is the matter of funding going back to 2008 levels either for task forces or youth work. How frustrating is it for the groups here today, working on the front line, in trying to provide services? Much of the new funding...

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I am not sure who wishes to respond to this comment, but there is the impact of disbanding the national family support network. Do the witnesses have views on that?

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: It does not have a seat on the national body at present.

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: Thank you for that clarity, Chair. I am not sure if it was Ms Leonard who mentioned families earlier and the support that is needed, especially during Covid. Mr. Cooney mentioned not being able to engage with families because of Covid when trying to work with people in addiction services or recovery during Covid. The restrictions and the fact one could not meet people in person were an...

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I appreciate that, and all the people who are working with families. As Ms MacAndrew and Ms Leonard said, this is vital work. I know from my family and friends the importance of having families involved. As Ms Leonard said earlier, there are people suffering the addiction but there are also the effects they have on families. It all has to be dealt with. It is disappointing that, given it...

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: May I ask a question since Ms Leonard is talking? With regard to alcohol-related brain injury, Dr. McMonagle said earlier that 75% of people who go into treatment can recover. I just wanted to raise that since Ms Leonard was talking. That is a phenomenal recovery rate for a treatable illness. The recovery can be great. Since Ms Leonard is speaking, will she return to that point?