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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (4 Apr 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I thank Senator Burke for raising the subject of the model of care for lymphoedema and giving me the opportunity to address the House on the matter on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris. Lymphoedema as outlined by Senator Burke is a chronic and progressive swelling of body tissue due to a failure of the lymphatic system. Some of the main risk factors include undergoing...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (4 Apr 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I again thank the Senator for raising the issue and I have listened carefully to his concerns. As stated in my reply, the Minister is determined that the process will commence as soon as possible. I do not have exact dates for the Senator but I will bring his concerns to the attention of the Minister and ask that the Senator be updated on what is being done to further the process of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Funding (4 Apr 2019)

Catherine Byrne: Responsibility for the provision of funding in relation to LGBTI services is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE) in the first instance. Accordingly, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. 

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I have noted the Deputy's concerns. I recognise the reply states there is an intention to proceed with construction in 2019 and it is expected to be operational in 2020, and the reply also states this will be subject to availability of capital funding. All other projects throughout the country are in the same position. It is down to funding, and let us be honest about it. I am not sure...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (28 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I acknowledge the Deputy's concerns about this issue. Unfortunately, I do not have the statistics in front of me to which he referred. All I can tell him is that the Government has acknowledged the challenge that exists in providing paediatric occupational therapy services in Wexford. There is a campaign to recruit people throughout the country and it is more difficult to recruit in some...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: On behalf of the Minister, Deputy Harris, I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. As he will be aware, diabetes is one of the most challenging health problems in the 21st century. Just like the rest of the world, Ireland is experiencing sustained increases in the number of people with diabetes. Currently, there are more than 200,000 people with diabetes in Ireland. People with type 1...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (28 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: On behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. The Government acknowledges that challenges exist in access to and the provision of paediatric occupational therapy services in Wexford. The Government and the HSE are committed to improving access to these important services. The Minister has been advised by the HSE that in recent years the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (28 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: On behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and giving us the opportunity to provide an update to the House. The cardiology department in University Hospital Kerry, UHK, performs a variety of testing on the heart such as electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress testing, Holter and blood pressure monitoring and pacemaker checks. It is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (28 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I do not have much to add. I have listened to the Deputy and know he is not happy with the response I have been given. The reply states that once the HSE consultant appointment advisory committee approves the advertisement of the posts, the process can immediately commence. I do not see what is wrong with that. I do not know the reason it has taken as long as it has to come to a point...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (28 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I am in the firing line again.

Seanad: Period Poverty: Motion (27 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I thank Deputy Catherine Martin for raising this issue in the Dáil, as well as Senators Bacik, Clifford-Lee, Noone, Walsh, Dolan, Ruane, Warfield, Higgins and Lawlor. This very topical subject has been included in my brief in the past few months. I have had time to reflect on some of the issues raised. I am grateful to the Cathaoirleach and the Senate for bringing the debate to this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: 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: Childhood Obesity (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: The recommendation referred to by the Deputy was aligned by the Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group with Step 2 of the Obesity Policy Action Plan Regulate for a healthier environment. One of the Actions under this Step is to "Develop guidelines and support material for those working in developing the built environment for urban development and planning in relation to reducing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Female Genital Mutilation (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: The practice of Female Genital Mutilation has been an offence in Ireland since 2012, when the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 provided for the creation of an offence of female genital mutilation and other offences relating to female genital mutilation. The HSE is responsible for addressing the health implications arising from FGM. Girls and women who have undergone...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Surveys (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: Together with my colleague, the Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration, David Stanton TD, I published the first set of data on the extent of gambling in Ireland on 27 February 2019. The data is published in Bulletin 7 of the 2014/15 Drug Prevalence Survey and is based on fieldwork carried out between August 2014 and August 2015.  The bulletin can be found on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Rehabilitation Clinics (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: 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: Hospital Beds Data (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: I understand from the HSE that a reply to PQ No. 233 of the 9th October 2018 issued to the Deputy on 22nd October 2018. Please find a copy of this letter in the following link. I have again referred the matter to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Byrne: The Department of Health allocated funding of almost €100 million to the HSE for addiction services in 2019. The HSE National Service Plan for 2019 sets out the type and volume of addiction services to be provided, having regard to the funding allocated. In addition, the Department provides a further €28 million to Drug and Alcohol Task Forces through various channels of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (26 Mar 2019)

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