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

Frank Feighan: The Health Research Board recently published an overview entitled ‘Alcohol and other drug use among children and young people in Ireland’. Using multiple information sources, this publication outlines the prevalence of alcohol and other drug use among young people in Ireland. With this data, it examines the risk and protective factors that may encourage or discourage young...

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

Frank Feighan: The Health Research Board recently published an overview entitled ‘Alcohol and other drug use among children and young people in Ireland’. Using multiple information sources, this publication outlines the prevalence of alcohol and other drug use among young people in Ireland, examines the risk and protective factors that may encourage or discourage young people to begin using...

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

Frank Feighan: The Governments response to addressing the drug problem is set out in the National Drug Strategy 'Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery 2017-2025'. Cooperation on international policing matters and regulation of supply chain issues fall under the responsibility and ambit of the Department of Justice and An Garda Síochána. Under the National Drugs Strategy, the Department of Health in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Family Support Services (31 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (26 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: The National Drug and Alcohol Survey (NDAS) collects information on alcohol and tobacco consumption and drug use among the general population. It also surveys people’s attitudes and perceptions relating to tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use and records the impact of drug use on communities. The 2019–2020 NDAS, published by the Health research Board in July 2021, collected...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (26 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: The National Sexual Health Strategy, 2015-2020, (NSHS) was launched in October 2015. It takes a life course approach, acknowledging the importance of developing a healthy attitude to sexuality in young people and of building on that foundation for positive sexual health and wellbeing into adulthood and older age. The Strategy has been extended to the end of 2022, in order to account for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (26 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (25 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Report of the Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community was published in November, 2021. The report contains 21 recommendations relating to the health needs of Travellers. The report builds on and complements the existing 35 health actions in the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (NTRIS). The Programme for Government commits to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Men's Sheds (25 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: In 2022, Men’s Sheds received funding as follows from the overall Health budget – - 122,000 for the “Shed’s for Life” Programme from Healthy Ireland - 287,000 from the HSE This is total funding of €409,000 In relation to any additional HSE funding for future years, the process is that organisations fill out an application annually applying for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regulatory Bodies (24 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: Awaiting reply from the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Levels (19 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Department of Health is fully committed to promoting and supporting breastfeeding. We all know how important it is that our children get the best nutritious start in life and this is something all Government partners have prioritised in the Programme for Government. Following discussion at the Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group on promoting breastfeeding in 2021, an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Report of the Working Group on Access to Contraception, published in October 2019, identified the barriers that exist to accessing contraception, which include accessibility, information, workforce capacity and, for a significant number of women who may be just above the eligibility threshold for a full GMS (medical) card, cost. In consideration of the recommendations of the Joint...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: A scheme to provide free contraception to women aged 17-25 is currently scheduled for launch and roll-out in August, 2022. Funding of approximately €9m has been allocated in Budget 2022 to enable commencement of the scheme. This includes an allocation for training and certification for fitting, checks and removals of long-acting reversible contraception. The HSE is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (18 May 2022)

Frank Feighan: The National Sexual Health Strategy, 2015-2020, (NSHS) was launched in October 2015. It takes a life course approach, acknowledging the importance of developing a healthy attitude to sexuality in young people and of building on that foundation for positive sexual health and wellbeing into adulthood and older age. Current priority deliverables under the Strategy are HIV prevention,...