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Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (3 Mar 2021)

Frank Feighan: A Healthy Weight for Ireland’, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP), was launched in September 2016 as part of the Healthy Ireland Framework. The OPAP covers a 10-year period up to 2025 and aims to reverse obesity trends, prevent health complications and reduce the overall burden for individuals, families, the health system, and the wider society and economy. The Plan contains a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Frank Feighan: The COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021: The Path Ahead details initiatives to support general well-being under the “Keep Well” campaign which is continuing through the ongoing pandemic. An investment of €7m overall in general well-being supports was provided under the headings: keeping active and being outdoors, staying connected with people, switching off and being...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Citizens' Assembly (3 Mar 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Programme for Government includes the commitment to convene a citizen’s assembly to consider matters relating to drug use. The timing of this, and other assemblies, over the lifetime of the Government has yet to be determined. One element critical to the success of assemblies has been the opportunity to meet in person. The restrictions experienced with Covid-19 have presented...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (3 Mar 2021)

Frank Feighan: The national drug strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, sets out government policy on drug and alcohol use for the period 2017 to 2025. The strategy provides an integrated public health approach to drug and alcohol use, focused on reducing the harms for individuals, families and communities and promoting rehabilitation and recovery. It contains 50 actions which are to be delivery over...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (3 Mar 2021)

Frank Feighan: As per the Health Act 2004 (as amended), the Health Service Executive's National Service Plan 2021 sets out the type and volume of health and personal social services to be provided in 2021. This includes the provision of drug and alcohol addiction treatment services. The improvement of health outcomes for socially excluded groups in society is a key priority in the service plan. The HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (25 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: I am aware that the HSE has commissioned a report into the facility referred to by the Deputy and I understand that the report is the subject of ongoing discussions between staff and management. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Offices (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: Breastfeeding is important for the health of both mother and infant, and national health policy, including the Healthy Ireland Framework, the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 and the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020, emphasise the importance of supporting mothers who breastfeed, as well as taking action to increase breastfeeding rates in Ireland. The National Strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: My Department does not have a policy for emergency preparedness for infant feeding protection. However we have agreed with our colleagues in the Department of Health in Northern Ireland that the facilities of the Human Milk Bank in Co Fermanagh will continue to operate as usual and mothers in the Republic of Ireland can continue to provide breastmilk and avail of breastmilk supplies as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: 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: Addiction Treatment Services (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: Expenditure by the HSE on drug and alcohol services has increased from €94 million in 2016 to over €103 million in 2019. This funding is used by the HSE to deliver a wide range of services, including early intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation. I have asked the executive to provide details of the funding it allocated to addiction support services in 2019, 2020 and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Department of Health does not collect data on drug misuse by county. The HSE has responsibility under the Health Act 2004, as amended, for the provision of health and personal social services including addiction services. I have asked the HSE to provide a breakdown of the funding for addiction services by Community Healthcare Organisation, in tabular form and to reply directly to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Gay Men's Health Service is a community STI service and is managed through HSE Community Healthcare East (CHO6). The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented interruption to normal healthcare activity, with all services affected. The closure of the GMHS in 2020 related primarily to the necessary redeployment of increasing numbers of personnel to diverse COVID-19 related duties....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: 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: Addiction Treatment Services (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: I am aware that the HSE has commissioned a report into the facility referred to by the Deputy and I understand that a draft of the report is the subject of ongoing discussions between staff and management. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: 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: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: To support the development of the Framework for the Restoration of Drug and Alcohol Services, once-off funding of €480,00 was provided in November 2020 to support the provision of drug and alcohol services during Covid-19. The funding included the adaptation of services, premises, online meetings, and personal protective equipment. The funding was allocated to the network of 24 Drug...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: The national drug strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, sets out government policy on drug and alcohol use until 2025. The strategy outlines an integrated public health approach to drug and alcohol use, focused on reducing the harms for individuals, families and communities and promoting rehabilitation and recovery. The strategy contains 50 actions for delivery between 2017 and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (24 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: The national drugs strategy provides an integrated public health response to substance use. It contains 50 actions to be delivered over the four year 2017-2020. The strategy is a dynamic process, with the flexibility to introduce new measures to address issues that emerge. Action 36 in the strategy is to consider alternative approaches to the possession of drugs for personal use and to...

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Homelessness falls under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, but the Department of Health and the HSE are responsible for the delivery of a range of health-related services and supports for the homeless. Under health legislation, and the Health Act 1953 in particular, the HSE has a statutory obligation towards...