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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to promote an increase in the number of new mothers breastfeeding. The Department of Health and the HSE have prioritised supports for breastfeeding in national health policy, including the Healthy Ireland Framework, Healthy Ireland Strategic Action Plan, the National Maternity Strategy, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan, and the National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Government is committed to the development by the HSE of a well-governed and patient-centred health care service for adults and children in the transgender community. In 2020, a steering committee was established to address specific issues in relation to the development of Transgender Identity Services. The Committee had a wide range of stakeholders from the agencies involved in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (28 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health provides healthcare services for refugees in approximately 1,130 congregated settings. The Department is providing health services for over 78,000 Ukrainian refugees as well as more than 16,000 International Protection applicants. In order to inform the provision of appropriate health services, a health needs assessment questionnaire is administered for newly arrived...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (28 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Government is committed to the development by the HSE of a well-governed and patient-centred health care service for adults and children in the transgender community. In 2020, a steering committee was established to address specific issues in relation to the development of Transgender Identity Services. The Committee had a wide range of stakeholders from the agencies involved in...

Safe Staffing Levels in Hospitals: Statements (23 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I know that every Deputy in this House wants to ensure that our hospitals are staffed in a safe manner. Debates like this are important because they give us the opportunity to reflect on issues affecting the hospital sector. This debate has given us a very valuable opportunity to discuss what are, without doubt, extremely important matters when it comes to ensuring that our hospitals are...

Business of Dáil (22 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or yesterday's Order of Business, that the motion on the financial resolution for the Finance Bill 2023 be taken now without debate and that the weekly division time be taken on the conclusion of the motion.

Unfair Dismissals (Increased Protections for Workers) (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (22 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: No.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (22 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The national Traveller health action plan was launched on 28 November 2022. The Department is providing additional ring-fenced funding of €1.3 million to support the implementation of the plan. It is a key objective for the HSE in 2023 is to develop a national implementation plan for the action plan and to establish a national implementation and monitoring group with key...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (22 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: In December 2021, the Department of Health announced a €2 million fund to enhance community-based drug and alcohol services. The fund is part of the strategic priority to enhance access to and delivery of drug and alcohol services in the community in the national drugs strategy 2021-2025. Between €200,000 and €240,000 per annum was provided to the nine community...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (21 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: No.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2023 (back from Committee) (without debate) - Motions for Revised Estimates for Public Services 2023 [Votes 1 to 10, 13, 29 and 33] (back from Committee) (to be moved together and decided...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (21 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As part of the preparatory work for the 2027 census the CSO conducted a public consultation by inviting submissions on the possible questions, and on the outputs to be produced. Notice to this effect was published in the national press in November 2022, and notices for submissions remained live until January 2023. This phase of the process has now concluded. Over 400 submissions were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Information on the funding provided by both his Department and the HSE to the drug and alcohol task forces in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, is attached in tabular form. Note this information does not include additional funding provided for strategic initiatives or the community services enhancement fund.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Mar 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: Departmental Funding (21 Mar 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 (21 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The national drug strategy, Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery, 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. As noted in the strategy document, Ireland remains a country with a relatively large opiate problem, and although the characteristics of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Mar 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: Medicinal Products (21 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme for women was launched in September 2022, and is currently open to women aged 17-26 who are ordinarily resident in Ireland. The scheme will be expanded further, in September, to include women aged 30 and under. Funding through Budget 2023 was also allocated to expand the scheme to 16 year-olds, but this is subject to consultation across Government, legal advice...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: The development of sexual health services is being implemented in accordance with the recommendations set out in the National Sexual Health Strategy 2015 - 2020 and is a priority item for this Government. The Strategy's lifetime was extended to 2022. An independent Review of the Strategy has been completed and will be published on the Healthy Ireland website shortly. The Strategy will...