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

Hildegarde Naughton: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Feb 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. Methadone prescribing for opioid dependence remains a key element of the harm reduction approach to opioid use set out in the National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (28 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health provides €28 million in recurring annual funding for 280 community-based drug and alcohol services, under the ambit of drug and alcohol task forces. In 2019, additional funding of €1m was provided for a number strategic initiatives, including €240,000 in core budgets. Enhancing access to and delivery of drug and alcohol services in the community...

Seanad: Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (23 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am pleased to have the opportunity to outline to Members of Seanad Éireann the objective of and basis for the motion to establish a citizens' assembly on drugs use. Over the past decade, citizens' assemblies have become established as an important part of the Irish democratic process. Previous assemblies have made recommendations on a variety of matters, including marriage equality,...

Seanad: Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (23 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank all the Senators for their thoughtful and constructive comments in support of the motion before the House. There is clearly widespread support in Seanad Éireann for a citizens' assembly on drugs use. There is also a clear sense of the urgency and recognition of the importance of the task. As public representatives, we all recognise that people in the communities we serve have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 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.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, or in the Order of the Dáil of 14th February, Questions for oral answer, following those set down to the Minister for Transport, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Efforts were made at the Business Committee to try to get a cross-party consensus on the wording on a motion to support the people of Ukraine. Unfortunately, that was not possible and Cabinet decided to put forward our own Government motion to show our support. I hope that will get the support of the House-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: "It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or yesterday's Order of Business, the arrangements for today's business shall be modified as follows: (a) the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the Motion re Anniversary of the Invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation: (i) the motion shall be taken immediately following oral Parliamentary...

Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (21 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputies for their thoughtful and constructive statements in support of the motion before the House. It is clear from the statements over the past hour or so that there is widespread support in Dáil Éireann for a citizens' assembly on drugs use. There is also a clear sense of the urgency of the task. As I said in my opening remarks, this country has seen too much...

Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (21 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: That Dáil Éireann: approves the establishment of a Citizens' Assembly, to be known as the "Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use", to consider the legislative, policy and operational changes the State could make to significantly reduce the harmful impacts of illicit drugs on individuals, families, communities and wider society, and to bring forward recommendations in this...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2023 (without debate) - Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 of the European Parliament and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (21 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (DATF) play a key role in responding to drug and alcohol issues at the local level, within the framework of the national drug strategy. Their remit is to coordinate and integrate the response to drug use in local communities. They assess the extent and nature of the drug problem in areas and develop and monitor the implementation of action plans to respond to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (21 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Various aspects of housing quality fall under the remit of a number of Government Departments, principally the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) and the Department of the Environment Climate and Communications (DECC). In addition, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers a number of schemes to assist homeowners with retrofits that improve...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: The Government is committed to the development by the HSE of a well-governed and patient-centered health care service for adults and children in the transgender community, in line with the Programme for Government. A model of care for transgender children, adolescents and adults was developed by the HSE Quality Improvement Division. The HSE model of care is underpinned by a local...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Quality (21 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Policy responsibility in respect of ambient air quality rests with my colleague Mr Eamon Ryan, T.D., Minister for the Environment Climate and Communications, while the Environmental Protection Agency carrying out the monitoring of air quality across the country. The Department of the Environment Climate and Communications has also led on the development of a new National Clean Air Strategy,...

Health (Amendment) (Dual Diagnosis: No Wrong Door) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I too thank Deputies Ward and Gould for the opportunity to discuss the important topic of dual diagnosis. I highlight the progress made in relation to dual diagnosis under the national drugs strategy, which comes under my remit as the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy. The national drugs strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting...

Co-ordination of International Protection Services: Statements (16 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The planning, management and allocation of health resources has been particularly challenging over the last year, due to the arrival in Ireland of over 80,000 refugees in 2022, the majority of whom are from Ukraine. Refugees arriving in Ireland have different health needs from the rest of the population. Furthermore, being a refugee is a social determinant of health, which is associated...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Labour Market (15 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of employment estimates in the State. Annual figures for 2022 are not yet available – Table 1 contains LFS data for Q2 2022. The quarterly LFS employment estimates are produced by NUTS3 Regions (NUTS3 is a geocode standard referencing the eight subdivisions of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Period Poverty (15 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Period poverty is a priority for this Government, which has supported the roll-out of period dignity measures in Budgets 2022 and 2023. The Department of Health and HSE were allocated €714,000 in 2022 and €814,000 in 2023, to support Local Authorities, NGOs, charities and other locally based organisations to place products in public buildings and facilities and to provide...