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- 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (4 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: Health Services Provision (4 Feb 2021)
Frank Feighan: The development and implementation of a national programme of Pre- Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) was a landmark development in realising the strategic vision of the National Sexual Health Strategy 2015 - 2020, which was to improve sexual health and wellbeing and reduce negative sexual health outcomes by ensuring that everyone living in Ireland has access to high quality sexual health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (4 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 (4 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: Departmental Schemes (3 Feb 2021)
Frank Feighan: The Government’s strategic response to addressing drug and alcohol problems in Ireland is set out in Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery – a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025. The strategy contains a commitment to develop and pilot a community crime impact assessment tool in order to measure the impact of drug-related crime and wider public nuisance...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (3 Feb 2021)
Frank Feighan: The 2014/15 Drug Prevalence Survey Research collected data on the extent of gambling on behalf of the Department of Justice and Equality. It estimates that circa 1 per cent of the population is affected by problem gambling. The Department of Health does not have a remit or the resources to fund gambling-specific addiction services. The Department of Justice and Equality has overall...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (3 Feb 2021)
Frank Feighan: The Health Research Board is responsible for the national survey on drug and alcohol use, also known as the drug prevalence survey. Ireland has good data on the use of drugs and alcohol at a national level. These data provide information on the nature, extent and consequences of drug and alcohol use. They assist in evidence-informed policy-making and planning of drug and alcohol...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (3 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: Health Promotion (3 Feb 2021)
Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 661 and 662 together. The National Strategy for Women and Girls (NSWG) Strategy Committee, now led by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, established a sub-committee on period poverty in 2019, chaired by the Department of Health. In line with the recommendations of Oireachtas motions passed in early 2019, its remit...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2021)
Frank Feighan: The Government plan for living with Covid-19 details how non-Covid health and social care services will be resumed, especially during the challenging winter months. This includes planning for the safe resumption of drug and alcohol services, including community-based services, residential programmes and recovery support groups. In July 2020 the Department set up a working group with drug...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (3 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: Health Promotion (3 Feb 2021)
Frank Feighan: Pobal administers the Healthy Ireland Fund (HIF) on behalf of the Department of Health. HIF Round 1 ran from 2017-2018; Round 2 from 2018-2019 and Round 3 (current round) runs from 1stJuly 2019 to 31stDecember 2021. The Fund is currently structured on the basis of supporting national and local organisations and to deliver actions aligned to the Government’s Healthy Ireland Framework...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 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: Health Services Provision (3 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 related primarily to the necessary redeployment of increasing numbers of personnel to diverse COVID-19 related duties. Since...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Fuel Poverty (3 Feb 2021)
Frank Feighan: There is compelling evidence that the drivers of fuel poverty (low income, poor energy efficiency and energy prices) are strongly linked to living at low temperatures, and that low temperatures are associated with a range of negative health outcomes. Conversely, energy efficiency measures can support good physical and mental health primarily by creating healthy indoor living...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (28 Jan 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jan 2021)
Frank Feighan: The COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy sets out a provisional list of groups for vaccination. The Strategy was developed by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) and my Department, endorsed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), and approved by Government on 8 December 2020. Vaccine allocation is a matter for my Department and further information is available...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (28 Jan 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: Health Promotion (28 Jan 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.