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Written Answers — Department of Health: Period Poverty (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: Period poverty refers to inadequate access to menstrual hygiene, including period products (e.g. sanitary towels and tampons), washing and waste management facilities and education. The potential adverse consequences of period poverty for women, girls and others who identify as non-binary or transgender who have periods are widely accepted internationally. These include recurrent exclusion...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2021 (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: €1.377m was allocated to the Institute of Public Health in 2021. This funding will be used to further the Strategic Objectives identified by the Institute for implementation from 2020 – 2025. These are: - understanding what works - research and evidence review - optimising impact and assessment - policy analysis and evaluation - working together to improve outcomes North and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2021 (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Healthy Ireland Fund was established in 2017. This amount of funding increased to €10 million in 2021. Elements of the Fund are managed by Pobal on behalf of the Department to fund the delivery of local actions in key national Healthy Ireland policy areas. Healthy Ireland also supports a number of key national initiatives, including – - Active School Flag, -...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2021 (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Healthy Ireland Fund was established in 2017. This amount of funding increased to €10 million in 2021. Elements of the Fund are managed by Pobal on behalf of the Department to fund the delivery of local actions in key national Healthy Ireland policy areas. Healthy Ireland also supports a number of key national initiatives, including–- Active School Flag, -...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1940 and 1941 together. As these Parliamentary Questions relate to operational issues, they are a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Homeless Persons Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Department of Health and Health Service Executive (HSE) are responsible for the delivery of a range of health-related services and supports to homeless persons. Under the Health Acts, in particular the 1953 Act, the HSE has statutory obligations towards homeless persons; today this is understood to mean responsibility for the delivery of health and social care supports to homeless persons...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The National Drug and Alcohol Survey (previously called the Drug Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland Drug Prevalence Survey) is funded by the Department of Health and managed by the Health Research Board. It is a general population survey of households to measure the extent and pattern of drug use among a representative sample of those aged 15 years and over in Ireland. The National Drug...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: Following the recommendations of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, a Working Group 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 high-level report, published in October 2019, identified the barriers that exist to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Programme for Government “Our Shared Future” published in June 2020 contained 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 Weight for Ireland’, the Obesity Policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: School Meals Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The aim of the Food in Schools Forum is to bring together all partners working in the schools setting to help maximise the wide range of initiatives underway and to implement the commitments in the Healthy Ireland Strategic Action Plan (2021-2025). Membership of the Forum consists of representatives of the Departments of Health, Education, Social Protection, Agriculture, Children,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The policy instrument for obesity in Ireland is “A Healthy Weight for Ireland’, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP), which was launched in September 2016 as part of the Healthy Ireland Framework. The OPAP covers a 10-year period up to 2025 and aims to reverse obesity trends, prevent health complications and reduce the overall burden for individuals, families, the health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: There is insufficient information in the Deputy's question to enable me to provide a response. Should the Deputy wish to provide further clarification I will be happy to respond.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: Following the recommendations of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, a Working Group 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 high-level report, published in October 2019, identified the barriers that exist to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: Following the recommendations of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, a Working Group 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 high-level report, published in October 2019, identified the barriers that exist to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: As the HSE Breastfeeding Action Plan 2016-2021 is an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Citizens' Assembly (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to convene a citizen’s assembly to consider matters relating to drug use. The timing of this, and other assemblies, over the lifetime of the Government has yet to be determined. One element critical to the success of assemblies has been the opportunity to meet in person. The restrictions experienced with Covid-19 have presented...