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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defibrillators Provision (22 Jun 2021)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the opportunity to address this House on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, about the work under way in developing a national register for AEDs and to echo the comment on the good work already carried out by community first responder groups under the auspices of our National Ambulance Service. As the Senator may be aware, the HSE is currently in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defibrillators Provision (22 Jun 2021)

Frank Feighan: I again thank Senator Wall for raising this timely issue. It has given me the chance to speak about the continued implementation of the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest strategy by the HSE, and some of the community services in place. It is my expectation that the funding provided by the Government in 2021 will result in real progress in the development of an AED register, and the HSE is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (22 Jun 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 601 and 602 together. The Statement of Strategy 2021-2023 states the Department's commitment to work with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications and relevant partners in order to achieve the relevant Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets as set out in the Sustainable Development Goals National Implementation Plan 2018-2020....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Jun 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 606 and 608 together. As these Parliamentary Questions relate to operational issues, 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...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pharmacy Services (21 Jun 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue and for the opportunity to clarify the position on the introduction of a minor ailment scheme in community pharmacies on behalf of the Minister for Health. The programme for Government contains a commitment to expanding the role of community pharmacies in managing patient health, and there have been a number of proposals in recent years to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pharmacy Services (21 Jun 2021)

Frank Feighan: I again thank the Senator for raising this important matter. The Minister is keen to expand the role of community pharmacists in managing patient health, but he is of the view that for any new public health services in community pharmacy to be funded by the taxpayer, as elsewhere, they must improve health outcomes and provide value for money and benefits for patients. Any new or transferred...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (17 Jun 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for the opportunity to update him on the closure of Hesed House in Inchicore. As he rightly said, 28 years is a long time. This service came out of the needs of the community. I reiterate my commitment, as Minister of State with responsibility for the national drugs strategy, to do all I can to ensure the decision of the board of management of Hesed House to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (17 Jun 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for raising the issue. I welcome this opportunity to update the House on the closure of Hesed House in Inchicore. I take this opportunity to reaffirm the Government's commitment to implementing the national drugs strategy, and its commitment to a health-led approach to drug use and the development of harm-reduction interventions in all communities. I am...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Prison Service (16 Jun 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Irish Prison Service fully appreciates how important religious services and contact with family and friends are to people in custody. The Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, wishes to assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to the return of both as soon as it considered safe to do so. The Deputy is correct to say there have been more...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Prison Service (16 Jun 2021)

Frank Feighan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a vaccination programme commenced on 9 June on a prison-by-prison basis, with vaccinations administered by the National Ambulance Service, supported by the Irish Prison Service healthcare teams, to all prisoners and unvaccinated staff under 40 years of age. The Minister of State understands that this has been a very difficult time for prisoners and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (16 Jun 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue and welcome the opportunity to address the Dáil on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, on this important topic. I assure the House that Children's Health Ireland, CHI, is very aware that issues with the complex pain management service have been the cause of anxiety and upset for parents and children. Funding has been...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (16 Jun 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputy again for raising this issue, for her awareness of it and her understanding that it is a particularly challenging time for the health system, which has experienced severe pressure from the impact of Covid, exacerbated by the ransomware attack. It is important to put on the record the enormous efforts of all staff at this time. The Department of Health does not have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (11 May 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputy for providing me with the opportunity, on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, to update the House on the roll-out of the Covid-19 immunisation programme and vaccination centres. The vaccine programme is a key enabler of the reopening of society and the economy. It continues to progress, with more than 1.8 million doses administered overall. The programme...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (11 May 2021)

Frank Feighan: I understand the HSE has decided that it does not make sense from a logistical perspective to operate a Covid-19 vaccination centre at the Arklow facility for the short period involved. The vaccination roll-out programme continues to demonstrate agility and responsiveness to revisions in the advice on the use of vaccines and changes to vaccine delivery schedules. The public online...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (11 May 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator for the opportunity, on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, to address the issue of appointing eye care liaison officers, ECLOs. The ECLO service provides practical and emotional support to patients and their families to meet their needs when a diagnosis of sight loss is made. The officer works closely with clinical teams and provides a link between acute...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (11 May 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Conway for his interest in the situation. I will talk to the Minister to organise a meeting between Liam Woods and his team and the NCBI as quickly as possible. I know that the eye care liaison officer provides an important and worthwhile service by providing non-clinical support for patients and their families and allowing clinicians to focus on diagnosis, treatment and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (11 May 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 762 and 763 together. Improving outcomes for people with co-morbid severe mental illness and substance misuse problems is an action in the national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery. Sharing the Vision, the Government’s mental health strategy, recognises that an individual with an addiction has a right to access relevant mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Youth Services (11 May 2021)

Frank Feighan: From the information provided, this project would appear to fall under the ambit of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Innovation and Youth and in particular the targeted youth scheme 'Your Place Your Space' (UBU). I understand that 'Your Place Your Space' provides out of school supports to young people. These supports offer a wide range of quality activities, which are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (10 May 2021)

Frank Feighan: I welcome this opportunity to address the House on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, on the issues raised by the Senator. I acknowledge the distress overcrowded emergency departments cause patients, their families and front-line staff working in challenging conditions in hospitals throughout the country. According to HSE TrolleyGAR data, there was a 79.9% reduction...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (10 May 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Minister acknowledges the distress that overcrowded emergency departments cause patients, their families and front-line staff. He and I commend all the staff in our emergency departments on the tremendous work they have done to ensure emergency departments have remained open and available to provide a service throughout the pandemic. The number of patients receiving care on trolleys...