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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 580, 583, 607 and 625 together. It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted in the last eighteen months as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently as a result of the ransomware attack. While significant progress was made in reducing waiting times from June 2020 onwards, the surge in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (15 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: Prior to the development of the Breastfeeding in a Healthy Ireland- Health Service Breastfeeding Action Plan 2016-2021, my Department commissioned the Health Research Board to carry out two pieces of research to help provide an evidence base for actions that would favourably promote an increase in breastfeeding levels in Ireland. These reports were 'A review of practices that increase breast...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Sep 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: Substance Misuse (15 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: The High Court in a recent judgement set aside the decision of an Bord Pleanala to grant permission to Merchants Quay Ireland for a supervised injecting facility and provisionally proposed to remit the matter to the Bord for reconsideration. It is understood that the matter is to be further considered by the Court in October, following submissions by the respective legal teams, including...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (9 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 956, 1266 and 1269 together. The National Drug Strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, recognises the role of families affected by drug use in contributing to the planning, design and delivery of effective addiction services. In Budget 2021, I secured €280,000 in additional funding to support family services. This funding will be used to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Homeless Persons Supports (9 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 988, 1137 and 1268 together. All food businesses must comply with the requirements of food law that are relevant to the business they operate.  Regulation (EC) No. 178 of 2002 provides the general framework for the operation of food safety law, and defines a food business as “any undertaking, whether for profit or not and whether public or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (9 Sep 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: Departmental Data (9 Sep 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: Departmental Data (9 Sep 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: Departmental Data (9 Sep 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: Departmental Data (9 Sep 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: Departmental Data (9 Sep 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: Hospital Staff (9 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Gay Men's Health Service (GMHS) reopened in January 2021, on a phased basis and in line with Government and HSE guidelines. With gradual increases in staffing and other additional resources, the GMHS has been able to incrementally expand the number of services offered during the course of 2021. The GMHS PrEP service has recommenced and is seeing both new and returning service users....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Gay Men's Health Service (GMHS) reopened in January 2021, on a phased basis and in line with Government and HSE guidelines. With gradual increases in staffing and other additional resources, the GMHS has been able to incrementally expand the number of services offered during the course of 2021, and this process continues. The GMHS PrEP service has recommenced and is seeing both new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (9 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: The recently published Healthy Ireland Strategic Action Plan 2021-2025 sets out in strategic action 1.4, under Governance and Policy for Healthy Ireland, to “Establish a second Healthy Ireland Council to provide intersectoral leadership to implement actions to realise the strategic outcomes of Healthy Ireland”. In the timeframe for implementation actions, between 2021 and 2023,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (9 Sep 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 Strategies (9 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Joint Committee on Health 's report on addressing vitamin D deficiency as a public health measure has four recommendations and my Department is responsible for delivering on the first two recommendations. Recommendation (1). With regard to recommending daily Vitamin D supplements to the entire adult population, the current policy advice on vitamin D supplementation is aimed at three...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: Since November 2019, HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is available, free of charge through the HSE, to those at substantial risk of acquiring HIV through sexual activity. PrEP is delivered through approved services that meet the National Standards for PrEP Service Delivery and is being rolled out in a phased manner. There are currently thirteen public and nine private approved PrEP service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Sep 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: Tax Code (9 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1177 and 1181 together. The Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Tax was introduced on 1stMay 2018, and has now been in operation for more than three years. The introduction of the tax was an important action in the Obesity Policy and Action Plan, with the aim of combatting obesity through reducing consumption of added sugar in drinks and encouraging reformulation of...