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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (17 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda sergeant vacancies that remain unfilled in each division to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53275/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Issues (17 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he plans to take in order to address the findings of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53276/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (17 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific interventions and alternative education programmes created to address vulnerable children at risk of becoming gang recruits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53277/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (17 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to develop an inter-agency model involving An Garda Síochána, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, the Probation Service and the Revenue Commissioners to profile and target career criminals that are alleged local senior criminals at the highest levels within their communities but do...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation (17 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 326. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to implement the national positive ageing strategy in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53280/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Staff (17 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 474. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the number of staff in CHO area 7 to meet the demand for children in need of speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53269/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (17 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 475. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drug liaison midwives in place in each CHO area in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53270/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the new schemes developed for socially and economically disadvantaged communities to provide targeted, appropriate and effective services for young persons at risk of substance misuse. [52324/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 220. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the working group established to examine the evidence in respect of early harm reduction responses, such as drug testing, amnesty bins and media campaigns, to current and emerging trends including the use of new psychoactive substances and image and performance enhancing drugs and other high-risk behaviours. [52325/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the action taken to date in 2019 to strengthen the implementation of the national drugs rehabilitation framework specifically with regard to developing a competency framework on key working, care planning and case management; and if the training programme on the key processes of the framework has been extended. [52326/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 222. To ask the Minister for Health the action taken to date 2019 to expand the availability and geographical spread of relevant quality drug and alcohol services and improve the range of services available based on identified need; and the way in which gaps in identifying and addressing gaps in provision within tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 services have been identified and addressed. [52327/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 224. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the availability of opioid substitution treatments has been improved to date in 2019; and if access to same has been increased through an expansion of general practitioner prescribing, nurse-led prescribing and the provision of such treatment in community-based settings and homeless services. [52329/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 225. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the quality and safety of care in the delivery of opioid substitution treatment has been enhanced to date in 2019; and the way in which the HSE national clinical guidelines on such treatment are being implemented and reviewed in line with national clinical effectiveness committee processes. [52330/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which relapse prevention and aftercare drug treatment services have been improved to date in 2019. [52331/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the range of progression options for recovering drug users has been increased to date in 2019; and if a new programme of supported care and employment has been developed. [52332/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 229. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which maternity hospitals and units have strengthened their methods of detecting alcohol abuse and supporting women to reduce their intake. [52334/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which links between maternity services and addiction services have been strengthened to date in 2019. [52335/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 231. To ask the Minister for Health if the need for additional residential placements for pregnant and postnatal women who need inpatient treatment for addiction to drugs and or alcohol nationwide has been quantified; and if so, the action being taken as a result. [52336/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he has resourced the national women and infants health programme to provide drug liaison midwives and specialist medical social workers in maternity networks. [52337/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 233. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he is increasing the range of wrap-around community and DATFs residential services equipped to meet the needs of women who are using drugs and or alcohol in a harmful manner including those with children and those that are pregnant. [52338/19]