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Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV Incidence (5 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 551. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made in delivering the commitments made in the HIV Paris Declaration to fast-tracking measures to end AIDS by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47484/21]

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

...are certainly bumps along the road. Like all things, we learned as we went, but it is a brilliant way to ensure EU solidarity continues on into other forms. I also want to flag that we are having a rise in HIV and AIDS, not just in Ireland but across the European Union and further afield. When we talk about vaccines or orphan drugs in any shape or form, we also have to look at what is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Sep 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE pilot scheme for a free home STI and HIV testing service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45335/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (9 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...these are reinstated. It is hoped that GMHS services can be delivered to their full potential and developed further, once pandemic related constraints on health service capacity as a whole can be safely reduced. HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is available, free of charge through the HSE, to those at substantial risk of acquiring HIV through sexual activity. PrEP is delivered...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: Since November 2019, HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is available, free of charge through the HSE, to those at substantial risk of acquiring HIV through sexual activity. PrEP is delivered through approved services that meet the National Standards for PrEP Service Delivery and is being rolled out in a phased manner. There are currently thirteen public and nine private approved PrEP service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...and creating positive cultural change to promote open communication about relationships, sexuality, and sexual health and wellbeing. Current priority deliverables under the Strategy are HIV prevention, including the continued expansion of a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) programme, which commenced in late 2019. Other key areas of work include expanding access to contraception, free of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...and groups at increased risk of negative sexual health outcomes. These include migrants; young people; gay, bisexual and other MSM; sex workers; people living with addiction issues and people living with HIV. From 2017 to the end of 2019, the number of organisations ordering from the NCDS has doubled. The service was extended to 3rd level institutions in late 2019. Third-level...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...of negative sexual health outcomes. These include migrants; young people; gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM); sex workers; people living with addiction issues and people living with HIV. From 2017 to the end of 2019, the number of organisations ordering from the NCDS has doubled. The service was extended to 3rd level institutions in late 2019. Third-level...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...of negative sexual health outcomes. These include migrants; young people; gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM); sex workers; people living with addiction issues and people living with HIV. From 2017 to the end of 2019, the number of organisations ordering from the NCDS has doubled. The service was extended to 3rd level institutions in late 2019. Third-level...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...risk of negative sexual health outcomes. These include migrants; young people; gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men; sex workers; people living with addiction issues and people living with HIV. From 2017 to the end of 2019, the number of organisations ordering from the NCDS has doubled. The service was extended to third-level institutions in late 2019. Third-level...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Programme for Government (27 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...and groups at increased risk of negative sexual health outcomes. These include migrants; young people; gay, bisexual and other MSM; sex workers; people living with addiction issues and people living with HIV. From 2017 to the end of 2019, the number of organisations ordering from the NCDS has doubled. The service was extended to 3rd level institutions in late 2019. Third-level...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Frank Feighan: ...reflect current service delivery and to signpost users to the HSE list of approved STI and PrEP services. The HSE is continuing to progress a number of initiatives that aim to reduce the level of HIV and STIs nationally and improve access to services for those in need as follows: - The promotion of safer sex messages to the public via a range of social media platforms including Twitter,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Programme for Government (14 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...and groups at increased risk of negative sexual health outcomes. These include migrants; young people; gay, bisexual and other MSM; sex workers; people living with addiction issues and people living with HIV. From 2017 to the end of 2019, the number of organisations ordering from the NCDS has doubled. The service was extended to 3rd level institutions in late 2019. Third-level...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (14 Jul 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...discrimination and creating positive cultural change to promote open communication about relationships, sexuality, and sexual health and wellbeing. Current priority deliverables under the Strategy are HIV prevention, including the continued expansion of a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) programme, which commenced in late 2019. Other key areas of work include expanding access to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...not had sex with another man for 12 months. This is a blatant discrimination and inequality. I commend Tomás Heneghan for highlighting this and for his campaign. PrEP is a medication taken by HIV-negative men and is available through the HSE free of charge. I recommend that the Minister and the Department of Health would look at a situation where if they can prove that gay men are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...are supporting the people's vaccine. Many of the countries that for years suffered the consequences of the refusal of big pharmaceutical companies to share the combination therapies to deal with AIDS and HIV until they were forced to back down by a popular movement that demanded those intellectual property rights and patents restrictions were removed, which helped us actually get on top...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (24 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...remain out of reach for many of the world’s poorest communities, despite the progress that has been made in reducing child mortality, improving maternal health and fighting diseases including HIV and AIDS. In Ireland’s international development policy, A Better World, we have committed to continue to support global ambitions towards ending the epidemics of AIDS, TB and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Mortality in Single Homeless Population 2020: Engagement with HSE (24 Jun 2021)

...is a bad batch of drugs going around that needs to be identified. They are probably the main types of things. There was an increase in the number of people getting infectious diseases such as HIV. While this is not death, it gives you an example. When we reviewed why they were getting HIV, we found out it was due to a change in the type of drug use at the time, especially with this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...available scientific evidence and advances in testing technology mean the 12-month deferral period imposed exceeds what is required to maintain the safety of the blood supply. This is according to HIV Ireland. In Northern Ireland, the 12-month period was reduced to three months on 1 June 2020, bringing it in line with the rest of the UK. At least 17 countries have no restrictions...