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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: In response to the increase in social isolation and loneliness, which particularly impacts older people, the Ministers for Health and the Chief Medical Officer, supported by Healthy Ireland, developed a nationwide campaign, “Hello Again World”, which first ran in early 2023, aimed at older people to encourage them to rebuild their social connections and re-integrate into their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health and the HSE are acutely aware of the dangers of new drugs, including synthetic opioids. They work in collaboration with European partners to prepare and respond to fentanyl or other new synthetic opioids, or other drugs, that may emerge. An Garda Siochana has not reported any seizures of fentanyl. There has been no laboratory analytical confirmation of fentanyl...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Strengthening harm reduction responses to high-risk drug use is a priority in the national drug strategy.. Strengthening harm reduction responses in the night-time economy and festivals, including drug checking, form part of this priority. Ketamine is what is known as a ‘dissociative aesthetic’ which is used in medicine and veterinary care. While it is not a new drug trend...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Traveller Health Advisory Committee (THAC) was disbanded in 2013 following a review of its operation. The creation of the HSE in 2006 resulted in significant changes to the functioning of THAC, especially in the area of funding and project allocation, which were transferred to the HSE. The approach of the Department of Health with regards to Traveller health is to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The principal officer in the Drugs Policy and Social Inclusion Unit in the Department of Health is responsible for Traveller health. The Mental Health Unit in the Department is responsible for Traveller mental health. The HSE is responsible for the provision of healthcare services for Travellers. This is overseen by the National Social Inclusion Office. The HSE has established the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The HSE has a ring-fenced budget of €10 million for the provision of Traveller-specific health services. This is separate from the funding provided for general healthcare services that are availed of by the Traveller community, eg GMS, public health, acute hospitals, etc. In Budget 2021, €270,000 was allocated to expand Traveller health units, as a first phase of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Recognition (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this relates to a service matter, I have referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this relates to the funding of a local project, I am referring to the HSE for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Recognition (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Government is committed to the development by the HSE of a well-governed and patient-centered health care service for adults and children in the transgender community, in line with the Programme for Government. The HSE National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate has reviewed the interim Cass report and how it applies to clinical pathways in Ireland. The Department welcomed this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Evidence shows that social isolation is a significant issue for population health, with links to a multiple of chronic health conditions. The pandemic was a major contributory factor to increases in social isolation and the 2021 Healthy Ireland Survey, carried out while significant restrictions were still in place, found a significant increase in isolation and a decrease in the proportion of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health welcomes the publication of the first World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) Assessment Report for Ireland and, would like to acknowledge the work of the Core Group in producing this report and the contributions made by many stakeholders. Encouraging mothers to breastfeed is a priority, both for the Department and for the Health Service Executive (HSE). The...

Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (13 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: No.

Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform: Motion (13 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That, notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil of 16th December, 2020, or the Order of the Dáil of 20th September, 2023, the sequence in which Leaders shall be called upon to put questions between 17th January, 2024, and the fifth sitting day following the summer recess of 2024, inclusive, pursuant to Standing Order 36(ca), shall be in accordance with the rota contained in...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 29th March, 2023, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those set down to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: ...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate) - Appropriation Bill 2023 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 1 hr 57 mins and any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Wednesday) - Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023 ‒ Motion to Instruct the Committee (to conclude within 62...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 779 and 810 together. As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...