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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Contraception Implementation Group contains representation from the following policy areas: health and wellbeing, sexual health, women’s health, bioethics, and primary care, including medicines, pharmacy, GP and GMS (medical card) services and policy. The Group will also appoint additional representation as deemed necessary, to be drawn from Department of Health or the HSE. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: Following the recommendations of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, a Working Group on Access to Contraception was established in April 2019 to consider the range of policy, regulatory and legislative issues arising in relation to improving access to contraception in Ireland. The Group’s report, which was published in October 2019, identified the barriers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (7 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: Government policy in relation to addressing Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is set out in the National Strategy on DSGBV, which outlines a whole of Government approach to delivering on the actions in the Strategy and the development of the third strategy on DSGBV is underway. The Department of Justice coordinates the implementation of the strategy. The HSE National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (7 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 548, 578 and 614 together. The Programme for Government “Our Shared Future” contains a commitment to “Work with key stakeholders to introduce a Public Health Obesity Act, including examining restrictions on promotion and advertising aimed at children”. The policy instrument for obesity in Ireland is “A Healthy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: Government policy in relation to drug and alcohol addiction services is set out in the national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery-a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025. Earlier this year the Health Research Board published the National Drug and Alcohol Survey 2019/20, which is funded by the Department of Health and managed by the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (2 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: Section IV of the task force handbook sets out the nomination process for members of Drug and Alcohol Task Forces including the community sector. Further information on the handbook is available at www.drugsandalcohol.ie/16412/. It's not the remit of the Department to gather data on vacant seats in the 24 drug and alcohol task forces.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: The National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) captures information about drug and alcohol treatment in Ireland. Publicly funded drug and alcohol services are required to return information to the NDTRS for people who use their services. The most recent NDTRS bulletins on treatment data for 2020 were published by the Health Research Board in July 2021. The NDTRS can be used as a tool to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: There are no plans under consideration by the Department of Health to merge the East Coast Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force (ECRDATF) with another task force. The Deputy may wish to engage with the task force concerned to ascertain the basis for this suggestion.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together. The HSE National Service Plan 2022 will provide details on the allocation of funding to drug and alcohol task forces. It is standard procedure for the allocation of funding notices to be issued following the approval of the national service plan.  In addition, I will shortly announce details of new funding to enhance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: In Budget 2022, an additional €6m was provided for new health measures to support the implementation of the national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery. As part of this €6m, €0.5m was allocated to address high risk drug use, such as crack cocaine and other drugs. The funding will expand harm reduction responses both in local communities and as a response to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Nov 2021)

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 (30 Nov 2021)

Frank Feighan: In Budget 2022, an additional €6m was provided for new health measures to support the implementation of the national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery. This includes €0.49 million to establish a clinical community response to alcohol service in Dublin north city and county. A further €0.18 million is being provided for a tier three community alcohol...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Climate Action Plan (25 Nov 2021)

Frank Feighan: A Climate Change Oversight Group was established in my Department in September 2021, in order to provide a coherent approach by the health sector to the climate agenda. The Group met upon its establishment and it is envisaged that it will meet 2-3 times per year, while providing a forum for engagement across the relevant business areas as appropriate. The Oversight Group draws together...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sustainable Development Goals (25 Nov 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Department of Health's Statement of Strategy 2021-2023 states the Department's commitment to work with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications and relevant partners in order to achieve the relevant Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets as set out in the Sustainable Development Goals National Implementation Plan 2018-2020. Ireland’s Sustainable Development...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sustainable Development Goals (25 Nov 2021)

Frank Feighan: Covid-19 specifically relates to SDG3.3 and the prevention of the spread of Communicable disease. In this regard to ascertain the impact of the disease on the achievement of the target to reduce communicable disease, I refer the Deputy to the Covid-19 data hub that has been created to track the prevalence of Covid-19. In relation to the other targets and goals under SDG3, which relate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sustainable Development Goals (25 Nov 2021)

Frank Feighan: The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a significant and ambitious policy agenda that concerns all Government Departments. The first National Implementation Plan 2018-2020, published in 2018, was developed to oversee and facilitate coherent implementation of the SDGs across Government, and to promote awareness of the SDGs. A renewed...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (24 Nov 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Buttimer for giving me an opportunity to update the House on this matter. Sexual health is a priority for the Department of Health. This was evidenced by the publication of the National Sexual Health Strategy 2015-2020, the first major strategy to tackle this vital area. Good progress has been made with the implementation of the strategy since 2015. The Department of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (24 Nov 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Buttimer for his significant contribution to the House on this important topic. I wish to conclude by providing some detail on another important sexual health initiative which is currently in progress. The Department of Health is happy to support the HSE's home STI testing pilot project in Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare, Cork and Kerry through the Sláintecare integration...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cybersecurity Policy (24 Nov 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Byrne for raising this very important issue. Cyberthreats are a global issue and they are not limited to healthcare. Increasing attacks on critical infrastructure are triggering widespread disruption across the globe and causing significant disruption to companies and State agencies. They impact directly on citizens, as the Senator has rightly outlined. The Conti...