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Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (14 Sep 2022)

Frank Feighan: 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: Health Services (14 Sep 2022)

Frank Feighan: The report of the steering committee on the development of HSE transgender services was published in 2020. The report acknowledged the additional funding made available to develop services in recent years. It advised on the development of seamless interfaces between agencies providing gender services and developed a job description for a consultant psychiatrist in child and adolescent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (14 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: Strategic implementation groups (SIGs) have been established to support the implementation of the six strategic priorities for 2021-2025 under the national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery. These priorities strengthen the health-led approach, reflect commitments in the Programme for Government and align with the EU drugs strategy and action plan 2021-2025. The new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (14 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: Strategic Implementation Groups have been established to support the implementation of the six strategic priorities for 2021-2025, identified in mid-term review of the national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery. These priorities will strengthen the health-led approach, reflect commitments in the Programme for Government and align with the EU drugs strategy and action plan...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (14 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 777 and 778 together. 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: Substance Misuse (14 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Government has established two concurrent citizens' assemblies; one dealing with biodiversity loss and the other with the type of directly elected mayor and local government structures best suited for Dublin. It is proposed that a Citizens’ Assembly on Drug Use will directly follow these two assemblies, with the intention of running it concurrently with the Citizens’...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (14 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Department of Health provides €2.249m per annum to community-based drug and alcohol services under the remit of the North Inner City Drug and Alcohol Task Force (NICDAFT). The City of Dublin Youth Services Board (CDYSB), and the HSE (CHO Dublin North City and County) act as channels of funding for the administration of this funding to front line drug and alcohol projects. CDYSB...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (14 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: Goal 2 of the National Drug Strategy sets out to minimise the harms caused by the use and misuse of substances and promote rehabilitation and recovery. The strategy recognises that people who inject drugs are a particularly vulnerable population that are susceptible to harm and need carefully managed supports to enable them to attain stability and a safer and healthier life. At the outset...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (14 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 783 to 785, inclusive, together. My Department does not collect data on the allocation of funding in relation to the specific categories requested by the Deputy. In Budget 2022, an additional €6m was provided for new measures to support the implementation of the national drugs strategy, 'Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery'. This funding is being used to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (14 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: My Department does not provide specific funding for recovery month. Over €136 million in labelled public expenditure is spent on drugs every year by my department. Much of this funding is channelled through the HSE to support the implementation of the national drug strategy. Under the Health Act 2004, as amended, the HSE has responsibility for the provision of health and social...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (14 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 787 and 788 together. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (13 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputies again for raising the issue. I assure the House the Government remains committed to ensuring the NAS delivers an enhanced service in Connemara through the establishment of the new base in Recess. I reiterate that this region is receiving additional support in the interim through the temporary crewing deployment arrangements I outlined. The strategic development of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (13 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: We are almost at the end of the session and I am happy to help the Deputy. I thank her for raising the issue of the provision of an ambulance base in Carlow town and for allowing me to outline what has been done to help people experiencing delays. A significant programme of work is under way to transform the national ambulance service from an emergency medical service to a highly adaptable...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (13 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: Work is under way on identifying and securing a feasible site. The Deputy has raised this issue several times and it is nice to have some good information for her. She is getting two for the price of one as I will also follow up on the primary care centre for Tullow as quickly as I can.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (13 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputies for raising the important issue of ambulance services in Connemara. It is an issue on which good progress has been made but it has been going on since 2015. I am aware that the Deputies are engaging with the proposals for an ambulance base in Connemara. I can confirm that the project for a new ambulance base, to be located in the village of Recess, is in the HSE's...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (13 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which she has raised on numerous occasions. Since 2016, the National Ambulance Service, including its south-east region, has undergone significant reform and modernisation involving the prioritisation of investment in new service developments, including increased workforce and fleet, and improved technology. Since the end of 2016, National...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (13 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: I confirm that it has not been decided to suspend this service at St. James's Hospital. Urgent and time-sensitive surgeries for women with cancer diagnoses are prioritised to provide priority access to care based on clinical need as assessed by treating physicians. Preventative mastectomies are usually risk-reducing surgeries for women who have been diagnosed with a BRCA gene alteration....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (13 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator for her contribution on this matter, which has been very helpful. The HSE's national cancer control programme is aware of the waiting times for risk-reducing mastectomy surgery within the designated cancer centres. These surgeries are carried as part of a prioritisation with other cancer surgeries, and tumour-directed breast cancer surgery for a woman with a cancer...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (13 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. The Government is committed to the development of improved community-based services, shifting care to the home and offering greater choice for older people. In budget 2021 the Government allocated additional funding of €150 million for home support to progress the development of a reformed model of service delivery to underpin the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (13 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Gallagher for highlighting this most important issue. As I said, we see this issue in all of our constituencies. The number of home support hours provided in communities is increasing in line with enhanced investment. Delivering this enhanced capacity requires substantial recruitment. The recruitment process has been affected by the strategic workforce challenges in the...