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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion reMinisterial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate) - Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 3 hrs 42 mins) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion reFunding of the Health Service for 2024, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023 –...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (24 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: 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: Local Drugs Task Forces (24 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces play a key role in the implementation of the national drugs strategy, ' Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery'. Action 50 of the strategy commits to ensuring that Task Forces have proper arrangements in place for the selection and renewal of the Chairperson, Members of Task Forces and for having proper procedures in place for addressing conflicts of interest. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (24 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The North Inner City task force ceased to function in 2021. This followed an impasse in the appointment of an independent chairperson and the resignation of the outgoing chairperson. Subsequently, the Department of Health engaged in a consultation process with members of the task force and other stakeholders on the next steps to re-establish the task force. Following my consideration of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (24 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The latest available information on funding allocated to drug and alcohol task forces is outlined in the attached table. Allocations for task forces for 2024 have not been finalised. Recently Minister Naughton announced €3.5 million in annual funding to maintain existing level of drugs and inclusion health services provided by community and voluntary organisations. This funding may...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: In 2006, the HSE appointed an expert working group to provide a detailed analysis and overview of known current residential treatment services and to advise on the future residential requirements of those affected by drug and alcohol use. A copy of the working group's report is available at www.drugs.ie/resourcesfiles/reports/3966-42381118.pdf As this question is a service matter, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Irish National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) is an epidemiological database which records cases of death by drug and alcohol poisoning, and deaths among people who use drugs and/or those who are alcohol dependent. The NDRDI is maintained by the Health Research Board (HRB). It is jointly funded by the Department of Health and the Department of Justice. The NDRDI records data from four...

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As Deputies are aware, ensuring people are healthy and active and that they get the healthcare they need when they need it is a priority for this Government. These are not just empty words. Let the facts speak to the Government’s commitment to ensuring that our health services are well funded. Over the past three years, the Government has delivered record investment in healthcare....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (19 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: HIV information, prevention and treatment is a policy priority under the National Sexual Health Strategy (NSHS). Free home STI testing is available in every county across Ireland. Anyone who is aged 17 or over can order a free STI test to their home or to any other valid postal address in Ireland. Further information on this service can be found at www.sexualwellbeing.ie. In addition to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. An individual...

Trends in Mortality and Estimates of Excess Mortality: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: David Cullinane.

Trends in Mortality and Estimates of Excess Mortality: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the opportunity to discuss trends in mortality and estimates of excess mortality. The Department of Health actively monitors and reviews all available data on mortality, including excess mortality, as it becomes available, to gain a better insight on underlying mortality trends in Ireland and factors influencing these. While the Department does not produce estimates of excess...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (18 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health does not have any remit over what specific products can be sold in individual food retailers. To our knowledge, policy consideration has not yet been given to the option of ensuring that food retail outlets sell individual whole fresh fruit. This could be considered, but would have to be undertaken in partnership across Government and including the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be the Statements on the final report of the independent scoping exercise into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (not to exceed 112 mins). Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Funding for Persons with Disabilities, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion re Appointment of An...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Small and Medium Enterprises (17 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has responsibility for collating information on the number of enterprises which close each year as part of its work in developing and maintaining the Central Business Register. The register is developed using data provided by the Companies Registration Office (CRO) and the Revenue Commissioners. An enterprise closure (referred to as an enterprise death) is...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Labour Market (17 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 and 84 together. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of employment estimates in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q2 2023. The LFS sectoral employment figures are based on the EU NACE Rev. 2 classification. The table below shows the number of persons aged 15 - 89 years in employment (ILO) in the NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme was launched in September last year, for women and girls ordinarily resident in Ireland, aged 17-25. The scheme was extended to include women aged from 17-30 inclusive in 2023. Approximately €31.5m was allocated to support the scheme in 2023. Almost 2,400 GPs and 1,900 pharmacies in all regions of the country have signed up to provide services and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (17 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am pleased to inform the deputy that the report of the HSE Working Group on Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation was published in 2007 and can be accessed online. www.drugsandalcohol.ie/6382/1/3966-42381118.pdf.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (17 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.