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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff Training (26 May 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The National Disability Authority (NDA) is the independent state body providing expert advice on disability policy and practice to the government and the public sector. The Authority has developed an on-line training module for public sector staff to help them deal with customers with disabilities effectively. While this module is aimed at public sector staff it is available to any service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Services Programme Review (26 May 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Responsibility for coordinating policy on disability lies with my Department, however, the implementation of policy including the establishing of Consultation Committees is a matter for each individual Department and my Department is not involved in arrangements for meetings of such committees under the aegis of other Departments. I can however inform the House that I have recently appointed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Carers Strategy Implementation (26 May 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: There are no specific Department of Justice and Equality actions in the National Carers Strategy. However, officials from my Department met with representatives of the National Carer Strategy Monitoring Group (NCSMG) on 16 December 2014 to discuss issues of interest to them and agreed to continue this engagement and meet periodically as required.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Training (26 May 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 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: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (26 May 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Government's response to the problem of drug misuse in our society is set out in the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016. The Strategy is a cross cutting area of public policy and service delivery which requires a co-ordinated approach across many Government Departments and Agencies, in conjunction with the Community and Voluntary sectors to tackling the drugs problem. Prevention and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (26 May 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 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 Justice and Equality: Disability Support Services (27 May 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The consultation event to which the Deputy refers was undertaken by the National Disability Authority (NDA) in January 2014. Information about the event and the final consultation report are available on the NDA's website. Based on the outcomes of this event and further consultation with Government Departments and disability stakeholders in the interim, a draft Programme of Actions, for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (28 May 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Government's response to the problem of drug misuse in our society is set out in the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016. I am aware that in recent years, the nature and scale of drug misuse has changed, with an increased prevalence of polydrug use, as well as use of benzodiazepines, and other prescription or non-prescription tablets. Treatment figures indicate an increase in the number...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (28 May 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 is a cross cutting area of public policy and service delivery. A core objective of the National Drugs Strategy is the development of a national integrated treatment and rehabilitation service that provides drug free and harm reduction approaches for problem substance users. The National Drug Rehabilitation Implementation Committee (NDRIC) is chaired...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights (28 May 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Under existing Irish law and EU Directives, maternity leave is only available to a mother who gives birth to a child. This position has been supported by Judgment C-363/12 of the European Court of Justice delivered in March 2014. Eligibility for parental leave is wider. Parental leave may be available to persons who are the natural parents, adoptive parents, adopting parents or acting in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Legislation (9 Jun 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Employment Equality (Amendment) (No.2) Bill currently before the Seanad at Committee Stage proposes to amend, rather than repeal, section 37(1) of the Employment Equality Act 1998. I would draw the Deputy's attention to the Supreme Court judgment in the Article 26 referral of the Employment Equality Bill 1996, in which the court found that the provision - which later became section 37 of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (9 Jun 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days she should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (9 Jun 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 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 Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (16 Jun 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 435 and 442 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a call for applications for funding will be made shortly. The full details of the call, including the level of funding, have not yet been finalised but I can say that it is likely that projects will be of more than one year's duration.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (16 Jun 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 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: National Drugs Strategy Budget (16 Jun 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: In line with the National Drugs Strategy, the Department of Health administers a Drugs Initiative which primarily funds community based drugs initiatives supported by Local and Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces. The budget allocation for the twenty four Local and Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces for each of the years referred to by the Deputy is set out in the table. LDATFs 2010...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (16 Jun 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: As Minister with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy, I will be leading the development of the Drugs Strategy for the period after 2016. My intention over the coming months is to lay the groundwork for a concise and focused policy, placing a clear emphasis on the practical implementation of actions. This work will include an assessment of the extent to which the current...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (17 Jun 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: There is a problem with street injecting in Dublin and elsewhere. This creates a public nuisance, and is unhygienic and unsafe for drug users. Supervised Injecting facilities exist in a number of other countries and it is a policy I am very interested in. I recently received a draft legislative proposal from Ana Liffey and the Bar Council's Voluntary Assistance Scheme which would allow for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (17 Jun 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: In September 2014, the HSE, in partnership with a local voluntary service provider, the Housing First service and An Garda Síochána set up an assertive case management programme to engage with a high-risk cohort who are involved in anti-social behaviour and/or public drug use. The pilot programme aims to provide shared care planning for these individuals, who have complex needs, and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (23 Jun 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The draft national programme under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, which is being considered by the European Commission, will be circulated to the partnership of non-governmental organisations and other relevant interests, established in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council, within the next week. While it is not known precisely...