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Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The budget allocation for the Tallaght Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force from the Drugs Initiative of the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive in each of the years referred to by the Deputy is set out in the following table: 2011 DOH 2012 DOH 2013 DOH 2014 DOH 2014 HSE Tallaght €1,281,356 €1250,347 €1,262,837 €452,712 €782,240 Total...

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

Catherine Byrne: My Department and the Health Service Executive have a range of mechanisms for sharing information about the drugs situation with An Garda Síochána, including the Early Warning Emerging Trends Committee (EWET) and the HSE Public Alert System for adverse events due to drugs. The EWET provides a forum for representatives from my Department, An Garda Síochána, the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs-related Deaths (11 Sep 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The National Drug Related Deaths (NDRDI) index is an epidemiological database administered by the Health Research Board which records cases of death by drug and/or alcohol poisoning and deaths among drug users and those who are alcohol dependent. The Health Research Board published a report on the NDRDI in December 2016, which shows deaths up to 2014, the latest year for which data is...

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

Catherine Byrne: The Department of Health allocated an additional €3m to the HSE for drugs-related measures in 2017. It is intended that this additional funding will be used to: establish a pilot supervised injecting facility in Dublin city centre during 2017; increase access to buprenorphine/naloxone and buprenorphine products as an alternative treatment for the identified cohorts of patients for...

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

Catherine Byrne: Funding for “Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery – a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025” will be addressed every year as part of the estimates process.

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

Catherine Byrne: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 679 and 680 together. The Department of Health does not undertake investments of any sort, either pension or other investment funds. I have contacted the HSE regarding, the HSE funded section 39 charitable organisations that are regulated by the Charities Regulatory Authority in relation to whether they held investments in the tobacco industry through the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Industry Data (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 772 to 774, inclusive, together as they all relate to the FDI/Creme Global Reformulation Project Report. The food industry body, Food Drink Ireland (FDI) have been providing verbal updates to the Special Action Group on Obesity (SAGO) on their reformulation work regularly over the years. In November 2015, they presented the draft FDI/Creme Global...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The National Obesity Policy and Action Plan 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. Every sector of our society has a role in reducing obesity levels and the Policy clearly acknowledges this. The National Obesity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Byrne: Increasing the rates of breastfeeding in Ireland is an important national health policy objective and is emphasised in 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. The HSE Breastfeeding Action Plan, Breast Feeding in a Healthy Ireland, 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Budget (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The Department of Health allocated an additional €3m to the HSE for drugs-related measures in 2017. It is intended that this additional funding will be used to: - establish a pilot supervised injecting facility in Dublin city centre during 2017; - increase access to buprenorphine/naloxone and buprenorphine products as an alternative treatment for the identified cohorts of patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Electronic Cigarettes (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Byrne: Vaping is a relatively new occurrence. While the market share for electronic cigarettes and refill containers is growing, the long-term effects of vaping on public health are not yet known. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Byrne: One of the priority actions identified under the Sexual Health Strategy 2015-2020 was to 'prioritise, develop and implement guidance to support clinical decision making for STI testing, screening and treatment and on the appropriate use of antiretroviral therapy in HIV prevention’. As part of this action, a multisectoral PrEP (HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis) working group, with a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Byrne: As the Deputy will appreciate, I cannot comment on matters that are before the courts.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (26 Jul 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: Tobacco Free Campus Policy (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Byrne: As the number of residential disability services that have implemented the tobacco free campus policy is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE), this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within fifteen working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow-up on the matter with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1124 and 1125 together. As the Quit Programme is run by the Health Service Executive (HSE) I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy on these questions. If you have not received a reply within fifteen working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up on the matter with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Cooking Programmes (26 Jul 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: Hospital Food (26 Jul 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1128 and 1129 together. Food provision in hospitals must meet the nutritional needs of all patients as well as meeting the health needs of staff and visitors. Minister Harris has identified improvement in food provision in Irish hospitals in 2017 as a key priority. These improvements are shaped by my Departments Healthy Eating Guidelines, which were updated in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Breastfeeding Data (26 Jul 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.