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Written Answers — Department of Health: Electronic Cigarettes (8 Feb 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Electronic cigarettes are regulated by the European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products) Regulations 2016. These Regulations transposed the European Tobacco Products Directive and came into effect on 20 May 2016. The introduction of the workplace smoking ban was based on clear and unequivocal evidence that second hand smoke is harmful to non-smokers....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Correspondence (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Byrne: A response to the correspondence referred to by the Deputy issued to the organisation concerned on 6 February, 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (7 Feb 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (6 Feb 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs-related Deaths (6 Feb 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The National Drug Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) is an epidemiological database administered by the Health Research Board which records cases of death by drug and/or alcohol poisoning and death among drug users and those who are alcohol dependent. The Health Research Board published a report on the NDRDI in December 2017, which shows deaths up to 2015, the latest year for which data is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Catherine Byrne: A National Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group (OPIOG) has been established to oversee the implementation of our national policy - including measures on Reformulation of food and non-alcoholic drink. It met for the first time last October. This is comprised of representatives from several Government Departments and State Agencies. As part of its work it will identify processes...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Staff (1 Feb 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I will go back on some of the original script which I was given. It is very clear from the script that a conference has been organised at the WRC for 8 February and that management has agreed to an extension of the interim arrangements up to and including the date of the WRC conciliation conference and to not later than Thursday, 5 February. This will allow a reasonable period for the...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Staff (1 Feb 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I am not the relevant Minister. I am just here on behalf of the Minister of State. I might finish by referring to the written statement which has been given to me. The HSE remains committed to ensuring an effective and efficient information and consultation process with the staff and the trade unions on the proposed change programme. Management is satisfied that the proposed staffing...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Staff (1 Feb 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I will bring the Deputies' concerns back to the Minister of State, as I do with most Topical Issue matters. Regardless of whether the Deputies wish to pursue it themselves, I will certainly pursue on their behalf the issue they have raised. I have been given a script and I do not want to defer from it because this is not my area. I will relay the Deputies' message to the Minister of State...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Staff (1 Feb 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly. I thank the three Deputies for raising it and expressing their concerns. The overarching policy of the Government is to support older people to live in dignity and with independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. This is clearly what they and everybody in this House want. We also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (1 Feb 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill is in the Programme for a Partnership Government. The Bill completed its passage through all stages in the Seanad on the 15 December 2017 and it is intended to bring the Bill into the Dail as soon as possible in 2018.

Topical Issue Debate: Special Protection Areas Designation (31 Jan 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I certainly have not raised any question about good-living farmers across the country, and I do not believe the reply has done so either. There is nobody doubting them. I can only read the reply given to me. I will relay the Deputy's concerns to the Minister. The project team consulted the IFA, IFDL, ICMSA, INHFA and ICSFA during the design stage. The first four organisations also...

Topical Issue Debate: Special Protection Areas Designation (31 Jan 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Michael Creed, who is leading an agri-food trade mission in Turkey. The hen harrier programme is a new locally-led project funded jointly by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the European Union under the European innovation partnership initiative. It is not a compensation...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Closures (31 Jan 2018)

Catherine Byrne: On behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, I thank Deputy MacSharry for raising this issue. The rehabilitation and recovery mental health unit, formerly known as the Alzheimer’s unit, is located within the grounds of St. John's Community Hospital, Sligo, and serves patients with both dementia-related illness and mental health difficulties, as the Deputy has said. The Mental...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Closures (31 Jan 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I do not know the location and have been given a prepared response, and it is unfortunate that the response has not facilitated the Deputy's frustrations and concerns. I will not comment on the service there because I am not familiar with it but it is unacceptable for any family to be asked at short notice to remove a family member, especially somebody who has been in long-term care, from...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2018)

Catherine Byrne: On behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Bruton, I thank the Senator for raising this matter because it provides the opportunity to outline the current position on accommodation for Scoil Mhuire in Creeslough, County Donegal. The Senator will be aware that Scoil Mhuire is a co-educational national school that caters for pupils from junior infants to sixth class. The school...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I will bring the Senator's concerns, particularly those relating to the different in the figures, back to the Department. I will take a note of it. I will speak to the Minister and raise the matter with his officials. They might reply directly to the Senator.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Members (31 Jan 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Again, on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, I thank the Senator for raising this issue which affords me the opportunity to outline to the House the situation regarding primary and post-primary school teachers who are also members of the local authority. Where a teacher in a primary or post-primary school is an elected member of a local authority, paid absence of up to ten...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Members (31 Jan 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I will.