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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 and an independent Review has been completed and will be published on the Healthy Ireland website shortly. The prevention of HIV infection and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The National Drugs Strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025, sets out a health-led approach to drug use. It promotes a more compassionate and humane approach to people who use drugs, with drug use treated first and foremost as a public health issue. The Programme for Government endorses this health-led approach. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (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 Data (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 free contraception scheme for women aged 17 -25 was launched on 14thSeptember, 2022, and expanded to include 26 year-olds on January 1st, 2023. The scheme is currently open to women aged 17-26 who are ordinarily resident in Ireland, and will be expanded to those aged 30 and under by September 1st, 2023. For eligible women, the free contraception scheme provides for: - The cost of...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: Following the publication of a Plan International Survey in 2018, which found that 10% of teenage girls were significantly impacted by period poverty, Private Members’ Motions on the topic were passed in both Houses of the Oireachtas and a sub-committee of the National Strategy for Women and Girls Strategy Committee was set up to consider the issue. The resulting Period Poverty in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tax Code (9 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: A Healthy Weight for Ireland, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP), was launched in September 2016 under the auspices of the Healthy Ireland Framework (Healthy Ireland: A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025). It was developed in recognition of the growing need for a co-ordinated policy response to the increasing problem of obesity in Ireland and the increasing burden...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Levels (8 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Programme for Government “Our Shared Future” published in June 2020 contained a commitment to “Work with key stakeholders to introduce a Public Health Obesity Act, including examining restrictions on promotion and advertising aimed at children”. The policy instrument for obesity in Ireland is “A Healthy Weight for Ireland’, the Obesity Policy and...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2023: Motion (7 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That the Order of Dáil Éireann of 21st February, 2023, referring the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2023, a copy of which was laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 7th February, 2023, to the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability,...

Twenty First Report of the Standing Committee of Selection and Appointment of Committee Cathaoirligh: Motion (7 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That Dáil Éireann: (i) approves the Twenty First Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 6th March, 2023, and discharges members from Committees and appoints members to Committees accordingly, (ii) appoints Deputy Colm Brophy to be Cathaoirleach of the Committee on...

Consideration of Estimates by Committee: Motion (7 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 215A(1) or in the Order of the Dáil of 1st February, the Select Committee on Health may complete its consideration of the Estimates for Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2023, standing referred to it pursuant to Standing Order 215(2) later than the ninetieth day, but not later that the one hundred and thirtieth...

Oireachtas Committees: Motion (7 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That the Orders of Reference of the Special Committee on Autism, contained within the Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform entitled "Orders of Reference for Special Committee on Autism", as agreed by Order of the Dáil of 14th December, 2021, be amended in paragraph (3), by the deletion of "within nine months of the first public meeting of the Joint...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Employment Equality Act 1998 (Section 12) (Reservation of Vocational Training Places) Order 2022 (without debate) - Motion re Amendment of Orders of Reference of the Joint Committee on Autism (without debate) - Motion re Modification of referral to Joint...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 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 (7 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 640 and 641 together. The free contraception scheme was launched on 14th September, 2022. The scheme is currently open to women aged 17-26 who are ordinarily resident in Ireland and will be extended to women aged 30 and under by September 1st, 2023. Funding through Budget 2023 was also allocated to expand the scheme to 16 year-olds, but this is subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: A Healthy Weight for Ireland, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP), was launched in September 2016 under the auspices of the Healthy Ireland Framework (Healthy Ireland: A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025).  It was developed in recognition of the growing need for a co-ordinated policy response to the increasing problem of obesity in Ireland and the increasing...

Future of Regional Pre-Hospital Emergency Care: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the future of regional pre-hospital emergency care on behalf of the Minister for Health. I join colleagues from across the House in paying tribute to our fantastic healthcare staff, working in pre-hospital emergency care and across the wider system. The landscape of pre-hospital emergency care is changing, in Ireland and across the world....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme for women was launched in September 2022, initially for women aged 17-25 who are ordinarily resident in Ireland. The scheme has now been expanded to include 26-year-olds from January 1st, 2023, and will be expanded further, in September, to include women aged 27-30. Approximately €32m has been assigned to support the scheme in 2023. Over 2,200 GPs...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2023 (without debate) - Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Feb 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.