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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (20 Sep 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The LGBTI+ Strategy is a whole of Government approach to addressing the needs of LGBTI+ people. The Strategy is led by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. It involves all Government Departments and many public agencies. The Department of Health and the HSE are fully committed to the delivery of the actions within this Strategy, and report on our actions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Sep 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: This is more suitable for answer by the HSE as it is an operational question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (13 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health has no statutory responsibility for granting planning permission which falls under the remit of the relevant local authority in the first instance. As issues relating to the provision of addiction services are service matters, 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 (13 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 662 and 766 together. Drug and Alcohol Task Forces play a key role in assessing the extent and nature of the drug problem in their areas and in coordinating action at local level, so that there is a targeted response to the problem of substance misuse in local communities. Every effort has been made to protect the budgets of Drug and Alcohol Task Forces in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (13 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 663 and 664 together. Enhancing access to, and the delivery of, drug and alcohol services in the community is a strategic priority under the national drugs strategy for the period 2021-2025. The strategic action plan 2023-2024 sets out several actions in relation to this priority. I am very aware of the of the key role played by Drug and Alcohol Task Forces...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Climate Action Plan (13 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this is an operational matter for the Health Service Executive I have asked the Executive to reply directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jul 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: Health Services (13 Jul 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.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (12 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is proposed, notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil of yesterday, that the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 shall, if not previously concluded, stand adjourned after two hours and 30 minutes.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (12 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is to allow Deputies extra speaking time to debate the Bill.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (12 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: We are offering extra speaking time on the Bill and the debate will be adjourned. We are offering Deputies extra speaking time.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (12 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: No.

Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: (12 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The business was agreed last week and-----

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (12 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The National Drugs Strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, ‘A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025’, sets out a health-led approach to drug use. The strategy supports high quality monitoring, evaluation, and research to ensure evidence-informed policies and practice. Ireland has good information on substance misuse. Routine monitoring provides...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health provides €2.249m per annum to community-based drug and alcohol services under the remit of the North Inner City Drug and Alcohol Task Force. In November 2021, the task force has informed local services that it is no longer in a position to function. This follows an impasse in the selection of an independent chairperson. The Department has engaged with...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: -Motion re Appointment of Members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (without debate) -Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters (to conclude within 55 minutes) -Health (Termination of Pregnancy...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. Due to the methodology and sample size of the survey it is not possible to produce reliable county estimates from the LFS. Regional estimates of employment are produced by NUTS 3 level. NUTS are the geocode standard developed and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Central Statistics Office compiles official statistics on Prison Reoffending on an annual basis. The CSO does not currently include in its prison reoffending statistics any breakdown of reoffending by prison location because the prison where releases are registered taking place can differ from the prison location where individuals spend the majority of their custodial sentences. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Central Statistics Office compiles official statistics on Prison and Probation Reoffendingon an annual basis. The CSO does not publish reoffending statistics classified by the geographical origin of repeat offenders. Information relating to the origin of an individual such as their original nationality, citizenship or birth location within Ireland is not available from the Irish Prison or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Live Register series provides a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and Other Registrants including applicants for credited Social Welfare contributions. The figures are compiled from returns made for each local office to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) by the Department of Social Protection (DSP). In June 2023 there were...