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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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Strategic Implementation Groups (SIGs) were established in 2022 to support the implementation of the 6 new strategic priorities that arose from the midterm review of the National Drugs Strategy. These groups sit under the National Oversight Committee. The strategic priorities strengthen the health-led approach, reflect commitments in the Programme for Government and align with the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme, currently open to women aged 17 -26 who are ordinarily resident in Ireland, was launched on 14th September, 2022, and expanded to include 26 year-olds on January 1st, 2023. The scheme is due to be further expanded to women aged 30 and under by September 1st, 2023. For eligible women, the free contraception scheme provides for the full cost of consultations,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme, currently open to women aged 17 -26 who are ordinarily resident in Ireland, was launched on 14th September, 2022, and expanded to include 26 year-olds on January 1st, 2023. The scheme is due to be expanded to women aged 27-30 on September 1st, 2023. For eligible women, the free contraception scheme provides for:The cost of consultations with GPs, family planning...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Encouraging mothers to breastfeed is a priority for the Department of Health. National health policy, including the Healthy Ireland Framework, the National Maternity Strategy, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan, and the National Cancer Strategy, emphasises the importance of supporting mothers who breastfeed, as well as taking action to increase breastfeeding rates in Ireland. The HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme for women was launched in September 2022, initially for women aged 17-25 who are ordinarily resident in Ireland. The scheme has now been expanded to include 26-year-olds from January 1st, 2023, and will be expanded further, in September, to include women aged 27-30. Approximately €32m has been assigned to support the scheme in 2023. Funding through Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 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: Departmental Funding (11 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am very aware of the valuable role that nurses are playing in providing treatment interventions to clients with substance use issues. Their work forms an important element of the addiction services response to the problem of substance use in our society. HSE Addiction services across the country employ nurses and a comprehensive governance structure for these staff is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 803 and 804 together. In 2021 the Department of Health announced a €2 million fund to enhance community-based drug and alcohol services. The Community Services Enhancement fund (CSEF) is part of the strategic priority to enhance access to and delivery of drug and alcohol services in the community in the national drugs strategy 2021-2025. Twenty-five...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: My department does not provide specific funding for recovery month. Over €136 million in labelled public expenditure is spent on drugs every year by my department. Much of this funding is channelled through the HSE to support the implementation of the national drug strategy. Under the Health Act 2004, as amended, the HSE has responsibility for the provision of health and social...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (11 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: Healthcare Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Strategic Action Plan 2023-2024 was published on the 29th of June 2023. The plan is based on the six strategic priorities identified following the mid-term review of the strategy in 2021. The priorities are designed to strengthen the health-led approach to drugs, reflect commitments in the Programme for Government and align with the EU Drugs Strategy & Action Plan. By having a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 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 (11 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.

Criminal Justice (Search Warrant Oversight) Bill 2023: First Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: No.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands: Motion (5 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That Dáil Éireann, in accordance with Article 15.1.3° of the Constitution, hereby determines that the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands may meet on Arranmore Island, County Donegal, on a date in 2023 to be decided by the Committee, in order to hear from the community groups and populations on the Islands, first hand,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Some €130 million a year is allocated to the HSE for the provision of addiction services under the Health Act 2004. As the Deputy is aware, the HSE is required to manage and deliver those services. I can come back to the Deputy directly in relation to his specific query. I assume that an application has been submitted by the addiction service to the Department of Health. Perhaps we...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (5 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, asked me to thank the Senator for raising this issue and welcomes the opportunity to provide an update on the development of primary care centres in County Monaghan to the House. A central objective of the programme for Government is to deliver increased levels of integrated healthcare with service delivery oriented towards general practice,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (5 Jul 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Senator and will ask the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, to come back to him regarding Ballybay as I do not have that information here. I thank him for his question and reiterate what we have both said around the importance of primary care centres and that infrastructure to support the delivery of integrated care by facilitating closer co-ordination and co-operation between health...