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Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (21 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: ‘A Healthy Weight for Ireland’, the Government’s Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP), was launched in September 2016 under the auspices of the Healthy Ireland agenda. It covers a ten year period up to 2025 and aims to reverse obesity trends, prevent health complications and reduce the overall burden for individuals, families, the health system, and the wider society...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (20 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 534 and 535 together. Get Ireland Active! – the National Physical Activity Plan for Irelandwas launched on 14 January, 2016. The key target identified in the Plan is to increase the number of people taking regular exercise by 1% per annum over the lifetime of the Plan, to be achieved by making physical activity a normal part of everyday life and giving...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (20 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: An Implementation Group was established in 2016 to progress the recommendations of the National Physical Activity Plan. It is co-chaired by the Departments of Health and Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. It includes representatives from the Departments of Education, Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and Rural and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (20 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: Drafting of the annual Summary Progress Report of the National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP) requires the collation of annual progress made on all 60 actions of the Report and consequently requires input from the wide array of stakeholders and partners represented on the NPAP Implementation Group. These include the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: Research, evaluation and monitoring are key elements of Healthy Ireland implementation. The National Physical Activity Plan Implementation Group (NPAP IG) has a Research Sub-Group that has been involved in oversight of NPAP related research, including compilation of Irish data for the WHO 2018 Country FactSheets on Physical Activity and the WHO Health Enhancing Physical Activity Policy Action...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (20 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: Disability Support Services (20 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (20 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 636 and 637 together. The Health Service Executive has responsibility for the provision of addiction treatment services. People who present to the HSE for addiction treatment for gambling are offered the same range of interventions as those who present with a drug and alcohol addiction, or a mental health concern, including an initial assessment, a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority of Ireland (20 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 653 and 654 together. The Department of Health requested the Scientific Committee of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) “to fast track the current work on Vitamin D and older people to provide an evidence -base to the Department of Health to underpin public health policy for vitamin D supplementation in older people, 65 plus years” by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Standards (20 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Tax commenced in May 2018. As part of the preparation for the introduction of the tax, a Department of Health Working Paper from October 2016 outlined the Health Rationale, Options and Recommendations in relation to the proposed tax. This Working Paper found that a strong medical consensus supported the association between obesity and the consumption of sugar and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (14 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.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (13 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: I welcome this opportunity to update the House on the vital public health policy areas falling within my remit. While physical and mental well-being have always been important, the Covid-19 pandemic has put public health and well-being centre stage in both Government policymaking and in citizens’ lives. Empowering people and communities to keep well and shifting focus further towards...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (13 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Deputy will be aware that 2020 was intended to be the final year in the lifetime of the current National Sexual Health Strategy. It had been envisaged that the Department of Health and the HSE Sexual Health Crisis Pregnancy Programme would, in 2020, review the position with regard to the future direction of the Strategy. However, it was necessary to postpone this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 787, 788 and 942 together. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) reports on cases of Covid-19 in the population and is the official source of data in relation to cases, deaths and clusters based on confirmed figures. The latest data as of 02/01/2021 indicate there are 7 open outbreaks in direct provision centres. Since the start of August...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: Restrictions on social interaction, the requirement for self-isolation and the restructuring of services, are particularly difficult for those accessing drug and alcohol services and supports. Drug and alcohol support groups and treatment programmes play a vital role in reducing the harms of substance use and supporting rehabilitation and recovery. They help individuals to build their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National LGBTI+ Strategy (13 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: Organisations representing the LGBTI+ community are key stakeholders in the implementation of the National Sexual Health Strategy (NSHS) and Ministers and officials from my Department have met several times with such organisations in recent years, including the Gay Health Network, ACT UP, BeLonG To, and Pride festival organisers. Support for sexual health initiatives is provided by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority of Ireland (13 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Scientific Committee of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland was requested to fast track their current work on Vitamin D and older people to provide an evidence-base to the Department of Health to underpin public health policy for vitamin D supplementation in older people aged 65 plus years. Under the Terms of Reference, the Scientific Committee was asked to: 1. Look at the vitamin D...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childhood Obesity (13 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs Report on Tackling Childhood Obesity followed ten days of hearings from stakeholders, including a number of Government Departments, and the receipt of a number of written submissions.  The Report contained 20 recommendations for action under a number of headings and was published in October 2018.  The principal policy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (13 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 Services Funding (13 Jan 2021)

Frank Feighan: Housing First is an initiative for homeless individuals, who have been sleeping rough and using emergency homeless accommodation on a long-term basis, with complex needs (including mental health and addiction needs) that have prevented them from exiting homelessness.   The model offers the provision of immediate, permanent and affordable housing to tackle homelessness, and provides...