Results 721-740 of 3,871 for speaker:Catherine Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (13 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The remit of the Drugs Task Forces was extended to include the problem of alcohol misuse in 2014, in view of the central role they play in coordinating the response to substance misuse at local level. The 2014-2016 Dormant Accounts Action Plan provided a budget of approximately €1m to support the Task Forces in undertaking work at local and regional level to address the alcohol...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (13 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The remit of the Drugs Task Forces was extended to include the problem of alcohol misuse in 2014, in view of the central role they play in coordinating the response to substance misuse at local level. The 2014-2016 Dormant Accounts Action Plan provided a budget of approximately €1m to support the Task Forces in undertaking work at local and regional level to address the alcohol...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services Funding (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I have little to add. I do not have any initial answers to the questions he asked. The matter raised centres on the provision of funding to avoid the closure of St. Aidan's care centre in Gorey and I do not know anything about why staff have not been paid.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services Funding (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I assure the Deputy that I will bring his very relevant concerns to the Minister on my way back up and ask for a reply to be forwarded to him. I have taken notes and will ensure that happens. However, I do not have the specific answers in the reply or even in the other material I was given.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services Funding (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I will relay his concerns when I go back up to the office.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Availability (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I reiterate that the HSE is the body that makes the decision on the reimbursement of medicine under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. I understand the Deputy's concerns and his interest in this. I listened carefully to what he has said and I am a mother and a grandmother so I understand that when children are ill we must do our best and beyond our best to look...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services Funding (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I apologise that the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, is not here and I am taking this Topical Issue on his behalf. As Deputies know, I am a Minister of State at the Department of Health and I will, when asked, try to facilitate as many Ministers and Ministers of State as possible and come here on their behalf. On behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, I thank...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Availability (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I apologise for the Minister not being here. The last time I saw him he was attending a committee meeting. He must be still there. I have been asked to take this Topical Issue on his behalf and I thank Deputy Ó Caoláin for raising it. Nusinersen or Spinraza is indicated for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, SMA, a disorder characterised by progressive muscle atrophy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childcare Services (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As the question relates to service matters, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 165 together. Health and well-being are not evenly distributed across society. There are socially excluded groups who experience extreme health inequalities. Such groups include Travellers, homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers and people with addiction issues. Inequalities in health are reflected in the mortality and morbidity rates of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 166 together. Health and well-being are not evenly distributed across society. There are socially excluded groups who experience extreme health inequalities. Such groups include Travellers homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers and people with addiction issues. Inequalities in health are reflected in the mortality and morbidity rates of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Budget (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The 'Drugs Initiative' allocation of €6.987 million in the Department of Health's Vote for 2018 and 2019 was determined as part of the 2018 and 2019 budget and estimates process approved by the Government. In 2018 over €5.25 million was allocated to Drug and Alcohol Task Forces by the Department of Health under the 'Drugs Initiative'. It is expected a similar amount will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Budget (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The HSE's National Service Plan 2018 sets out the type and volume of health and social care services to be provided by the Health Service Executive in 2018, having regard to the funding allocated. The HSE's allocation to Task Forces in 2018 is in the region of €22.6 million, this includes one off funding of €0.25 million. In addition, Task Forces are being consulted by the...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The amendments relate to the appearance of the chief executive officer, CEO, before the Committee of Public Accounts. The purpose for which the CEO appears before it is to enable the committee to examine and report to Dáil Éireann on the annual financial statements and reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General on Children’s Health Ireland. Children’s Health...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I do not propose to accept amendments Nos. 6 to 8, inclusive. This is a common legislative provision that provides that a person may not be appointed to the board or remain on it if he or she is or becomes a Member of the Oireachtas, the European Parliament or a local authority. The reason for it is to keep the work of the new body apolitical. As I stated, the Bill provides that the board...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I do not propose to accept amendments Nos. 3 and 4. The new body must have an arrangement with multiple universities, academic institutions and research bodies owing to its national remit in the education of healthcare professionals in paediatrics and engagement in paediatric research. The formal arrangements between the universities and the new body will require some corporate identity to...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I replied already. The HSE's child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, will be responsible for the provision of mental health services. While the new children’s hospital will include a 20-bed acute CAMHS inpatient unit, the provider of the service will be the CAMHS service of the HSE, rather than the new body. It is for this reason that the term "mental health" is not included.

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I do not propose to accept amendments Nos. 1 and 2. The legal name of the new body in the Bill is Children's Health Ireland. The broad name reflects the objectives and functions of the new body which are broader than simply those of a hospital. As the Minister mentioned during the debate on Second Stage, it is considered that it may be useful for the new body to have an operational or...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage (7 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 Regulations 2018: Motion (6 Nov 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Physical Therapist) Regulations 2018,copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 1st June, 2018.”