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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (9 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...for the disregard of certain compensation awards when assessing the means of a person. These disregards include, for example, all income derived from payments awarded by the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal, the Residential Institutions Redress Board and payments made in relation to disability caused by Thalidomide. In addition, ex gratia payments made to women who were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (9 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 1346. To ask the Minister for Health if he will develop an up-to-date infant feeding policy for those with HIV in Ireland, in line with recent British HIV Association guidance, that would facilitate shared decision-making between healthcare professionals and service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14239/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (9 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Bríd Smith: 1463. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the long waiting lists to access the HIV preventative drug PrEP for those who cannot afford to obtain it privately or via the drug payment scheme; if there are plans to improve public access; if so, if he will outline these plans and provide a timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14691/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Role of Disabled Persons Organisations and Self Advocacy in Providing Equal Opportunities under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Implementation: Discussion (8 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

...-borne diseases in the western world, and the threat it poses has become increasingly apparent in recent years. New cases of Lyme disease in the United States are more common than breast cancer, HIV, AIDS and tuberculosis combined. It is likely that more than 14% of the world's population has had tick-borne Lyme disease. Lyme disease bacteria is spread to humans through the bite of an...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: If I can, I will just move back to the prisons issue. Ms McPhillips referred to overtime and taking prisoners into hospital for care, and other such matters. I raised HIV treatment in the health committee. If someone has HIV, as I understand it, the programme takes 12 weeks. In some cases it is available within the prison so the prisoner does not have to be taken into a hospital setting....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ireland established a national HIV PrEP programme in November 2019, following a HIQA HTA, which concluded that the introduction of HIV PrEP would be safe, effective and cost saving. The HTA also found that significant investment in public STI services was required to implement PrEP and €5.4 million was set aside in Budget 2020 to roll out a national HIV PrEP programme, managed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...NSHS as will resourcing for STI prevention, testing, diagnosis and treatment. Current priority sexual health deliverables include:Providing sexually transmitted infection (STI) services, including HIV, through the national network of 23 STI clinics and through additional capacity for the free home STI testing scheme. An additional €720,000 has been allocated for this in Budget 2024...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (13 Dec 2023)

Catherine Connolly: ...collection services in local authorities across Ireland. Deputy Bríd Smith - To discuss issues with the new BusConnects services in Dublin 10 and 12. Deputy Gino Kenny - To discuss recent increases in HIV infections and the availability of PrEP. The matters raised by Deputies Michael McNamara; Martin Kenny; Paul Murphy, Darren O'Rourke and Joan Collins; and Bríd Smith have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Róisín Shortall: 858. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the lack of capacity in PrEP services, particularly in view of the 68% increase in HIV diagnoses in 2022; how the additional €600,000 allocated to support PrEP services in budget 2024 will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55412/23]

Seanad: Sex Offenders (Amendment) (Coercive Control) Bill 2023: Second Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...'s health. The World Health Organization states that women who have experienced domestic violence are at an increased risk of depression and suicide attempts, physical injuries, psychosomatic disorders, unplanned pregnancies, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Some 30% of women who experience domestic violence in Ireland are physically assaulted for the first time during...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (23 Nov 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...NSHS as will resourcing for STI prevention, testing, diagnosis and treatment. Current priority sexual health deliverables include:Providing sexually transmitted infection (STI) services, including HIV, through the national network of 23 STI clinics and through expansion of the nationwide free home STI testing scheme;HIV prevention, including HIV Fast-Track Cities, the Pre-Exposure...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...In Lebanon, UNIFIL, and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, UNDOF, in keeping the peace. Look at all the work the World Health Organization did during the pandemic, and in fighting HIV-AIDS. The UN Security Council does not work because of the veto power of the five permanent members and because the composition of the council represents the world as it was in 1945, not as it...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Community Welfare Services (15 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Organisation Name Amount Awarded AMACH! LGBT Galway clg €70,000.00 BeLonG To Youth Services €70,000.00 Dublin AIDS Alliance T/A HIV Ireland €62,076.70 Dublin Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Pride CLG €59,500.00 Free Legal Advice...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ... Organisation Name Amount Awarded AMACH! LGBT Galway clg €70,000.00 BeLonG To Youth Services €70,000.00 Dublin AIDS Alliance T/A HIV Ireland €62,076.70 Dublin Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Pride CLG €59,500.00 Free...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (25 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...identified for the new National Sexual Health Strategy:implementing a Model of Care for sexual health services, with a key focus on prevention, treatment, information and surveillance for STIs, including HIVbuilding capacity and meeting demand for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)supporting sexual health information, education, communication and researchfurther developing and expanding...

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...kicking the habit. The development of a new national sexual health strategy is continuing. The budget for free home sexually transmitted infection testing kits will increase by €700,000. We will also increase funding for our national HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programme, PrEP, to help to fund additional staff and increase access to PrEP medication. As part of our...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Fleming: ...by CHAI in cooperation with the Governments of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. This funding was used to improve the treatment of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women, reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV, improve diagnosis of cervical and paediatric cancers, and pilot community health insurance. Our funding was not used for the provision of abortion-related services. In this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...been shown that drug litter goes down, street injection goes down, the visibility of drug taking goes down, which might not be of interest to the representatives of the restaurants association, but they say they are compassionate, and HIV infections and hepatitis C infection and overdoses go down. I would expect those who advocate for a safer place in which to do business would be the...

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...infection, STI, testing by €700,000, allowing people to test in the privacy of their own homes. Some 91,000 testing kits were provided last year, and this valuable initiative will expand over the course of 2024. We will also increase funding for our national HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programme, PrEP, to help fund additional staff and increase access to PrEP medication, helping...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (19 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: HIV information, prevention and treatment is a policy priority under the National Sexual Health Strategy (NSHS). Free home STI testing is available in every county across Ireland. Anyone who is aged 17 or over can order a free STI test to their home or to any other valid postal address in Ireland. Further information on this service can be found at www.sexualwellbeing.ie. In addition to the...