Results 17,661-17,680 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (13 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: Following the transfer of functions relating to the National Drugs Strategy to the Department of Health, a Drugs Policy Unit and a Drugs Programme Unit were established in the Department. The number of staff involved is 13.4 whole-time equivalents. In addition, there are 4 staff assigned to the National Advisory Committee on Drugs, who are also based in the Department.
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (13 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: Each Local and Regional Drugs Task Force has a chairperson, who works on a voluntary basis, and a co-ordinator who is a HSE employee. In four Task Forces, the co-ordinator position is being filled on an acting up basis by the Task Force development worker, who is not a HSE employee. In the case of two Local Drugs Task Forces, the HSE is providing administrative support on a part-time...
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (13 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: My responsibilities as Minister for State for Primary Care include overseeing the implementation of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016. It aims to tackle problem drug use in Ireland through the five pillars of supply reduction, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and research, building on the progress which has been achieved to date. I will chair a meeting of the Oversight Forum on...
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (13 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: Currently there are up to 23 medical detox beds available for rehabilitating drug users. Ten beds are located in St Michael's Ward, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, with a waiting time of 4 to 5 weeks. Nine to thirteen beds, depending on circumstances, are available in Cuan Dara, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin, with a waiting time of 2 months.
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (13 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by the HSE. I will arrange to have it forwarded to the Deputy in the next few days.
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (13 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The HSE operates both fixed site needle exchange services and outreach services through mobile units and home visits in its four regions. Needle exchange services are also provided by a number of voluntary sector organisations. However, national data on needle exchange is not currently collated. The HSE has established a Working Group on Needle Exchange to facilitate the management of such...
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (13 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The number of persons that were on methadone treatment at the end of May 2011 was 9,157. The full year cost in 2010 for community Pharmacist and GP involvement under the methadone programme was over â¬17.5m as set out in the table. Year Pharmacists Ingredient Cost Pharmacists Fees Pharmacy Total GP Fees Overall Total 2010 â¬3,601,835.81 â¬7,722,729.42 â¬11,324,565.23 â¬6,203,617.54...
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (13 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: The majority of clients with opiate addiction do not require access to a residential setting but rather require access to a methadone detoxification programme in a community setting. This in the majority of cases facilitates a return to a stable lifestyle. There are no waiting lists for under 18s for a methadone programme as clients in this age cohort are seen as a priority for entry into...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Drug Treatment Centres: Drug Treatment Centres (12 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: In common with acute hospitals and a variety of other health care facilities, drug treatment centres are not currently subject to statutory licensing or registration. However I have asked the Health Service Executive to advise me on the protocols or other arrangements that it has in place with regard to treatment centres that it funds and I will forward this information to the Deputy as soon...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Jul 2011)
Róisín Shortall: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.