Results 1-20 of 45 for 5 million speaker:Frank Feighan

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (5 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: ...hoped it would host Republic of Ireland underage matches and when the League of Ireland has an off-season, it could be a location for provincial rugby matches given this new hybrid surface, which is 95% grass and 5% artificial. Sligo Rovers Football Club is owned by the community and it is the cornerstone of the League of Ireland. I see what is happening in the capital city....

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...and purpose of risk equalisation before outlining the specific provisions, which will apply next year. Over 46% of the population of Ireland holds private health insurance. That amounts to 2.4 million people and represents a total annual premium income of approximately €2.97 billion. Health insurance in Ireland is provided according to four principles: open enrolment, lifetime...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (8 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: Minister for Public Health, Well-being and National Drug Strategy, Frank Feighan, announced the allocation of €1.5 million for a 3-year drug prevention and education programme in September 2022. The funding program is a key deliverable under the national drug strategy to strengthen the prevention of drug and alcohol use, and related harm among children and young people. The program...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (29 Sep 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...is a priority for the Government and the past three years have seen significant new investment in dementia-specific support services and care countrywide. Next year will see a further €12.16 million investment dedicated to dementia and this is in addition to the cumulative €27.9 million provided across 2021 and 2022. I will bring the Deputy's concerns back to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (21 Sep 2022)

Frank Feighan: The HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme established the National Condom Distribution Service (NCDS) in October, 2015. The NCDS functions as a central point for distributing free condoms and lubricant sachets to HSE services and NGOs working directly with individuals and groups who may be at increased risk of negative sexual health outcomes. These include young people; migrants;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (14 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...and to support the strategic priorities for 2021-2025 identified in the mid-term review of the national drugs strategy. In December 2021, I announced the Community Services Enhancement Fund, with €2 million to enhance community-based drug and alcohol services. The fund is part of the strategic priority to improve access to, and delivery of, services in the community. This aligns...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (13 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...to the development of improved community-based services, shifting care to the home and offering greater choice for older people. In budget 2021 the Government allocated additional funding of €150 million for home support to progress the development of a reformed model of service delivery to underpin the statutory scheme for the financing and regulation of home support services and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (28 Jun 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...has recently been recruited for community healthcare organisation, CHO, 6, in Loughlinstown, County Dublin. Competitions are ongoing to recruit additional consultant orthodontists in CHO 5 in the south east and in CHO 4 in Kerry. In the third quarter of 2021, the HSE extended the orthodontic procurement programme that allows patients to have treatment with private specialist...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...the importance of respite breaks as part of the overall suite of services available for people with disabilities and their families. Building on the 2020 funding for respite services of circa €70 million, in 2021, funding of €5 million was provided for nine additional centre-based respite services, to provide 10,400 additional respite nights along with a range of alternative...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (22 Jun 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...the model of care towards primary and community care. In furtherance of this objective, in budget 2021 my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, secured additional funding of €150 million for home support. This is supporting the development of a statutory home support scheme as well as the delivery of 5 million additional hours of home support. The funding secured in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Climate Action Plan (31 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...sector to reducing its emissions by between 21% and 30%, which is a doubling of commitment based on the Climate Action Plan 2019. This means agriculture emissions are to reduce to between 16 million to 18 million tonnes in 2030, which is an absolute reduction of between 5 million and 7 million tonnes. The sector will also contribute additionally through reducing land-based emissions,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...(LARCs) plus any necessary checks, by medical professionals certified to fit/remove same; 4. The cost of training and certifying additional medical professionals to fit and remove LARCs; 5. Provision of contraceptive options currently available to GMS (medical) card holders through this scheme, to include contraceptive injections, implants, IUS and IUDs (coils), the contraceptive patch and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (22 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...(LARCs) plus any necessary checks, by medical professionals certified to fit/remove same; 4. The cost of training and certifying additional medical professionals to fit and remove LARCs; 5. Provision of contraceptive options currently available to GMS (medical) card holders through this scheme, to include contraceptive injections, implants, IUS and IUDs (coils), the contraceptive patch and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Frank Feighan: ..., e.g., in-patient detoxification, therapeutic communities, respite and step down, and 2,806 inpatient alcohol treatment cases. In 2021, The Department of Health provided an additional €3.3 million for residential treatment services. Altogether, this funding will provide an additional 475 treatment episodes. This funding includes an additional 100 stabilisation treatment...

Hospital Parking Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...clear, straightforward information that is well advertised and easily found. It is important to know how much is raised in car park charges and how that money is used. The HSE has reported that over €17 million was generated from parking charges at HSE hospitals in the past two years, comprising €12 million in 2019 and €5 million in 2020. Of course, 2020 was an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Frank Feighan: Drug and alcohol task forces have a key role in coordinating inter-agency action and supporting evidence-informed approaches to substance use. The network of 24 task forces receives €29 million in annual funding from the Department of Health and the HSE. It is recognised that there significant inequities in the allocation of this funding between task forces due to their historical...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (15 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...opportunity to outline to the House the position regarding the Rotunda Hospital. The National Development Plan 2021-2030, launched on 4 October 2021, provides a total five-year allocation, to 2025, of €5.657 billion to the Department of Health. This includes funding towards projects provided for in the capital plan, such as the critical care wing at the Rotunda Hospital. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...due to the introduction of social distancing measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Notwithstanding the limitations of Covid-19, the Department of Health provided an additional €2 million for residential drug and alcohol treatment services in 2021. This funding will provide an additional 100 stabilisation treatment episodes as part of the North East Inner City...

Statistics (Decade of Centenaries) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Oct 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...bottled it and years later came into the Dáil. That is recorded in a book, possibly one about the Kerry landings but I am not sure. I like to put little things like that on the record sometimes. In the 15 years since the previous census was taken, in 1911, Ireland had gone through a dramatic change, starting with the Lock-out of 1913, then the First World War from 1914 to 1918,...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Home Care Packages (16 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...of options for the financing model. While this new home support scheme is under development, the Government is prioritising improving access to home support services. An additional €150 million was made available for home support for older people in budget 2021. The national service plan set a target to provide 24 million hours of home support. This is an ambitious target...