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Written Answers — Department of Health: Chronic Disease Management Programme (14 Dec 2017)

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: Hospital Food (14 Dec 2017)

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. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Food (14 Dec 2017)

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. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Food (14 Dec 2017)

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. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Treatment Programmes (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: Community Action on Alcohol is an evidence based, public health approach to reducing alcohol harms. It requires community leadership and locally based action and is underpinned by community development principles. Community Action on Alcohol was initiated as a pilot project in 2015 and has now been initiated in 19 communities across Ireland. Eleven additional area action plans have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The National Positive Ageing Strategy (NPAS), published on 24 April 2013, provides a framework for cooperation to address age-related policy and service delivery across Government and society in the years ahead. The Strategy is intended to promote older people’s health and well being so that older people can continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and family life in their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 392, 393, 412 to 414, inclusive, 417 to 421, inclusive, 423 and 425 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Human Trafficking (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: As the issue raised by the Deputy relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 415 and 416 together. In January 2016, the Director General of the HSE submitted the final report of the Opioid Substitution Implementation Group to the Minister of State with responsibility for the national drugs strategy. The report recommends the phased increased access to buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) for groups of patients in specific...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The HSE maintains the Central Treatment List, which is a register of all clients in receipt of opioid substitution treatment for problem opiate use in Ireland. As at 31 October 2017, the latest month for which figures are available, 9,674 individuals were in receipt of opioid substitution treatment outside of the prison setting.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (13 Dec 2017)

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: Local Drugs Task Forces Funding (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 165 together. Local and Regional Drug and Alcohol Task forces are funded by both the Department of Health and the HSE. The table shows the funding for the Drug and Alcohol Forum from 2008 to 2017. It should be noted that from 2008 to 2013 the Mid West Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force/Forum was funded by my Department under the Drugs Initiative...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: As the issue raised by the Deputy relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces Funding (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: Local or Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces are responsible for allocating money for suitable projects, based on locally identified needs and priorities. Applications for funding for organisations should be made directly to the appropriate Drug and Alcohol Task Force, which in this case is South East Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force. Contact details for Drug and Alcohol Task Forces...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (12 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: Compliance with the legislation is the responsibility of individual companies. Regulation 30 of the European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 271 of 2016) as amended by S.I. No. 252 of 2017, does not restrict the use of words which denote flavourings, such as “cherry” or "menthol", on unit packets and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (12 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: With effect from 1 January 2014, operational and financial responsibility for the Red Door Project was transferred to the HSE. In the circumstances, I have referred this matter to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (12 Dec 2017)

Catherine Byrne: It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to staff employed to support the day-to-day operation of Local and Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces and HSE Addiction Service staff. Drug and Alcohol Task Force coordinators are, in the main, employed by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE allocates funding to the 10 Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces for various support workers,...