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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (27 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 620 to 622, inclusive, together. 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (27 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Action 1.4 of the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026 is "Develop and deliver an annual SunSmart communications plan to raise awareness of skin cancer prevention behaviours". This follows on from a similar action in the first Skin Cancer Prevention Plan. The SunSmart campaign has run in 2021, 2022 and is currently running for 2023. This campaign is rolled out across social...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (21 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: First 5 is Ireland’s first ever cross-departmental strategy to support babies, young children and their families. The ambitious ten-year plan will deliver a broader range of options for parents to balance working and caring and a new model of parenting support. In line with the principles set out in Sláintecare, and the First 5 Whole of Government Strategy for Babies, Young...

Report of the Dublin Citizens Assembly: Referral to Joint Committee (20 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That Dáil Éireann, in accordance with a Resolution of the Dáil of 22nd February, 2022, agrees that the report of the Dublin Citizens' Assembly, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 30th December, 2022, be referred to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage in accordance with Standing Order 95(2)(b), to consider the...

Report of the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss: Referral to Joint Committee (20 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That Dáil Éireann, in accordance with a Resolution of the Dáil of 22nd February, 2022, agrees that the report of the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 31st March, 2023, be referred to the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action in accordance with Standing Order 95(2)(b), to consider the...

Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (20 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 29th March, 2023, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Education, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration...

Twenty Sixth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection: Motion (20 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Twenty Sixth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 15th June, 2023, and discharges a member from a Committee and appoints a member to a Committee accordingly, with effect from 21st June, 2023.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 44F) (Appointed Day) Order 2023 (without debate) - Motion re referral to Joint Committee of the Report of the Dublin Citizens' Assembly (without debate) - Motion re referral to Joint Committee of the Report of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Energy Usage (20 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The CSO published the statistical release Data Centres Metered Electricity Consumption 2022 on 12 June 2023. Details on this release can be found on the CSO website. The full demand from all metered electricity customers is included in the Data Centres Metered Electricity Consumption 2022 statistical release published by the CSO. Information on individual enterprises cannot be provided as...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The classification of employment status in LFS results is determined according to ILO (International Labour Organisation) concepts and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Jun 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 Promotion (20 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health endorses the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes. A priority for both the Department of Health and the HSE is to encourage more mothers to breastfeed. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Jun 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 (20 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 711 to 713, inclusive, together. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee (15 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Health pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).

Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Members for their contributions to the debate on the Bill. I look forward to their support as the Bill is considered further on Committee Stage. The issue of the further regulation of nicotine inhaling products has been raised. I share these concerns and it is an area on which the Minister for Health and I would like to see Ireland take a leading role in the future. lf we want...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (15 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health endorses the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes. A priority for both the Department of Health and the HSE is to encourage more mothers to breastfeed. 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...

Seanad: Gradam an Uachtaráin Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Is cúis áthais dom é a bheith anseo chun labhairt faoin mBille seo ar son an Rialtais. I thank the House for the opportunity to come before the Seanad on the Private Members' Gradam an Uachtaráin Bill 2023, which has been proposed by Senators Keogan, Craughwell, Clonan, Mullen and Boyhan. I note that this Bill is largely the same as the Bill of the same name tabled by the...

Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to be here on behalf of the Minister for Health to introduce the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill to this House. The primary objective of the Bill is to reduce the health harms of smoking through reducing the use of tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products, especially by young...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the Agreement Establishing the EU-LAC International Foundation (without debate) - Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to stand adjourned at either 5.30 p.m. or after 1 hour and 40 minutes, whichever...