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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (20 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: Funding for obesity and chronic disease prevention is distributed across a number of departmental and agency programmes and initiatives that may both directly and indirectly relate to such prevention and public health. The prospect of classifying expenditure along the lines requested by the deputy is remote in the absence of being able to precisely disaggregate spending wholly related to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Direct Provision System (11 Sep 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: Health Care Policy (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The HSE has advised my Department that in the absence of the collation of information required to make an estimate along the lines requested by the Deputy, an estimate of such cost is not possible. I have great regard for the important body of work with which the Special Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution has been charged - namely to consider the report of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The Department of Health and the Health Service Executive are totally committed to increasing breast feeding rates in Ireland. National health policy, including the Healthy Ireland Framework, the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026, the National Obesity Policy and Action Plan 2016-2025 and the recently published National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 all emphasise the importance of supporting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The Department of Health and the Health Service Executive are totally committed to increasing breast feeding rates in Ireland. National health policy, including the Healthy Ireland Framework, the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026, the National Obesity Policy and Action Plan 2016-2025 and the recently published National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 all emphasise the importance of supporting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Electronic Cigarettes (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: My Department, in pursuing the recommendations of Tobacco Free Ireland requested the Health Information and Quality Authority to carry out a health technology assessment of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical smoking cessation products and services. The results of the assessment will inform the development of national clinical guidelines which are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Reports (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 901 and 1160 together. I propose to take these questions together as they all relate to the FDI/Creme Global Reformulation Project Report. The food industry body Food Drink Ireland (FDI) meets with FSAI periodically at the industry's request to seek their input into the industry's reformulation work. The FSAI have been validating food industry salt reduction...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: Ireland is actively involved in the EU Food Reformulation Project and is represented by my Department on the EU High Level Group on Nutrition and Physical Activity. The EU High Level Group is agreeing EU targets for reformulation of foods and beverages with Member States across Europe. In line with the relevant actions in the National Obesity Policy and Action Plan 2016-2025, a Food...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: 'A Healthy Weight for Ireland', the Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP), was launched last September under the Healthy Ireland agenda. The OPAP covers a ten year period up to 2025 and aims to reverse obesity trends, prevent health complications and reduce the overall burden for individuals, families, the health system, and the wider society and economy. I wish to emphasise that every...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The Department of Health and the Health Service Executive are totally committed to increasing breast feeding rates in Ireland. National health policy, including the Healthy Ireland Framework, the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026, the National Obesity Policy and Action Plan 2016-2025 and the recently published National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 all emphasise the importance of supporting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (11 Sep 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: EU Regulations (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: Compliance with SI 271 of 2016 European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and related products) Regulations 2016 is a matter for the HSE as the Enforcement Authority for the Regulations. I have forwarded your question to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 963 to 973, inclusive, together. I am pleased to be able to report to the Deputy on progress with the early implementation of ‘A Healthy Weight for Ireland’, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP). As the Deputy is aware, this Policy was launched last September under the Healthy Ireland agenda. The OPAP covers a ten year period up to 2025 and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (11 Sep 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: Addiction Treatment Services (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The National Service Plan 2017 sets out the services provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) for people with addiction issues. People who present to the HSE for addiction treatment for gambling are offered the same range of interventions as those who present with a drug and alcohol addiction, or a mental health concern, including an initial assessment, a comprehensive assessment, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (11 Sep 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: Health Services (11 Sep 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: Medicinal Products (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: As this question relates to a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: As this question relates to a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Promotion (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: My Department is finalising Nutrition Standards for School Meals, a cross- sectoral and cross- departmental collaboration on healthy eating and healthy lifestyles with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection; the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. These Nutrition Standards will be published later this month. My...