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Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (17 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: Maternity Services (17 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: Maternity Services (17 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: Maternity Services (17 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: Citizens' Assembly (17 Feb 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: Health Promotion (17 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: The promotion of physical activity has been a priority for my Department in the context of the implementation of Healthy Ireland, A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013 – 2025. This was evidenced by the publication of Get Ireland Active - the National Physical Activity Plan(NPAP) in 2016, and its subsequent implementation. The NPAP contains 60 actions intended to promote...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 951 and 952 together. The issues raised by the Deputy relate to services matters. I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy on the matter.

Covid-19: Motion [Private Members] (10 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Labour Party and all contributors to this debate on the motion on Ireland's response to Covid-19. The Government has taken strong and decisive action in its response to Covid-19. The overall strategy is based on the Government's resilience and recovery plan, which was published last September. The plan provides us with a framework to enable society and businesses to operate as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (10 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 (10 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: The HSE has responsibility for the administration of the national needle exchange programme. The Executive is best placed to provide the Deputy with a breakdown of the costs of the programme by Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) area. In this regard, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (10 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: Gambling Sector (10 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 744 and 745 together. The national survey on drug and alcohol use is a general population survey of households in Ireland conducted by the Health Research Board (HRB) to estimate the number of people in Ireland who use drugs and alcohol. It is expected that the report on the survey will be published in the 2ndquarter of 2021. The technical report for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: Since early 2018, Healthy Ireland national communications campaigns have highlighted key messages around eating well, being physically active and minding our mental wellbeing. The current campaign, ‘Keep Well’, promotes resilience and positive physical and mental health and wellbeing in the context of the current Covid-19 pandemic. Sláintecare has provided €7m to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 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.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (8 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the opportunity to provide an update to the House on this matter. Covid-19, as the Senator will be aware, has had a significant impact on the primary care sector, including the redeployment of staff from their core roles to aid in direct response to the pandemic. Those staff who have been redeployed have taken on essential duties, including Covid tracking and testing and providing...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (8 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. The health service has faced an unprecedented challenge in the past 11 months. In some ways, redeployment of primary care staff can be thought of as the community sector turning to its own surge capacity to respond to the needs for testing and tracing services and, crucially, to provide additional supports to the residents of nursing homes and...

Seanad: Free Provision of Period Products Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Senators for highlighting the issue of period poverty and for the opportunity to discuss the work the Department of Health and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth have undertaken on this matter. I thank the proposers of the Bill, Senators Clifford-Lee, Ardagh and Fitzpatrick, and the proposers of the second Bill: Senators Moynihan, Wall,...

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: We have put €7 million in support of the delivery of a range of actions and we have worked with all the stakeholders. Effectively, we are asking people to keep active and go outdoors. Even during the winter, physical activity can be very helpful. Indeed, as I was listening to the radio in Limerick when coming to Dublin today, it was great to hear that local GAA clubs have opened up...

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: The pandemic has posed particular challenges for all of our citizens in terms of their mental health and well-being. As part of our response to these challenges, we have provided guidance and support for people to manage both their physical and mental well-being through public health information campaigns such as our In This Together campaign and through information networks, including key...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV-AIDS Programmes (4 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: HIV testing is provided free of charge through a number of public services, including public STI services and through public or community services that work with specific populations, in particular those at higher risk of HIV. HIV testing is included free of charge within routine STI testing and is available for free in all 23 public STI services in Ireland. One of these services is...