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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (20 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you for your query on the education pathway to becoming a qualified lactation consultant. The Department of Health national health policy, including the Healthy Ireland Framework, the National Maternity Strategy, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan and the National Cancer Strategy, emphasises the importance of supporting mothers who breastfeed, as well as taking action to increase...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (20 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6 October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question asked...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: In 2022 and 2023, funding was provided to support a total of 106 GAA Clubs, following a competitive process, to upgrade existing walking tracks helping to promote physical activity at club level. One of the key elements of the project is to encourage clubs to make their facilities available to non-playing members. The provision of walking tracks is particularly important in rural areas where...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

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: Health Services Staff (7 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this relates to the funding of a particular role, I have referred to HSE for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (7 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (5 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (5 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you for your query on the Healthy Start Campaign in the UK whereby the NHS provides advice and guidance during pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. Vouchers are available for pregnant women and young children for food groups such as fruit & vegetables and milk. In Ireland, the vision in “Healthy Ireland- a framework for health and wellbeing”, is for everyone to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (5 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Levels (28 Feb 2024)

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 coordinated policy response to the increasing problem of obesity in Ireland and the increasing burden...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (28 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme for women aged 17 -25, ordinarily resident in Ireland, was launched on 14th September, 2022. Its remit has been expanded gradually to include women aged from 17 to 31 inclusive, from January 1st, 2024. Approximately €43.9m has been allocated to support the scheme in 2024 and approximately 2,400 GPs, primary care, family planning and student health centres...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Forbairt na Gaeilge (27 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I nDaonáireamh 2022, cuireadh na roghanna seo a leanas ar fáil do fhreagróirí a thug le fios i gCeist 13 gur labhair siad Gaeilge le chomh minic is a labhair siad Gaeilge a chur in iúl. 1 Go laethúil, taobh istigh den chóras oideachais 2 Go laethúil, taobh amuigh den chóras oideachais 3 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (21 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The World Health Organisation (WHO) guidance on Commercial Determinants of Health, defines these as“the private sector activities that affect people’s health, directly or indirectly, positively or negatively”. Commercial determinants can impact a wide range of risk factors- such as smoking, alcohol use, air quality, obesity, physical inactivity and health outcomes,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (21 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Coimisiún na Meán was established in March 2023 further to the provisions of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (“OSMR Act 2022”) www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2022/act/41/enacted/en/html. The OSMR Act 2022 amended the Broadcasting Act 2009, www.bai.ie/en/download/128802/, to establish Coimisiún na Meán and dissolve the Broadcasting Authority of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Industry (21 Feb 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Step three of the The Obesity Policy and Action Plan – A Healthy Weight for Ireland’ (OPAP, DOH 2016) relates to food reformulation. It aims to ‘secure appropriate support from the commercial sector to play its part in obesity prevention and agree food industry reformulation targets and review progress’. To achieve this a Food Reformulation Subgroup of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Levels (21 Feb 2024)

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 coordinated policy response to the increasing problem of obesity in Ireland and the increasing burden...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Levels (21 Feb 2024)

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 coordinated policy response to the increasing problem of obesity in Ireland and the increasing burden...

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