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Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Traveller Health Advisory Committee (THAC) was disbanded in 2013 following a review of its operation. The creation of the HSE in 2006 resulted in significant changes to the functioning of THAC, especially in the area of funding and project allocation, which were transferred to the HSE. The approach of the Department of Health with regards to Traveller health is to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The principal officer in the Drugs Policy and Social Inclusion Unit in the Department of Health is responsible for Traveller health. The Mental Health Unit in the Department is responsible for Traveller mental health. The HSE is responsible for the provision of healthcare services for Travellers. This is overseen by the National Social Inclusion Office. The HSE has established the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The HSE has a ring-fenced budget of €10 million for the provision of Traveller-specific health services. This is separate from the funding provided for general healthcare services that are availed of by the Traveller community, eg GMS, public health, acute hospitals, etc. In Budget 2021, €270,000 was allocated to expand Traveller health units, as a first phase of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Recognition (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this relates to a service matter, I have referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this relates to the funding of a local project, I am referring to the HSE for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Recognition (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Government is committed to the development by the HSE of a well-governed and patient-centered health care service for adults and children in the transgender community, in line with the Programme for Government. The HSE National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate has reviewed the interim Cass report and how it applies to clinical pathways in Ireland. The Department welcomed this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (17 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Evidence shows that social isolation is a significant issue for population health, with links to a multiple of chronic health conditions. The pandemic was a major contributory factor to increases in social isolation and the 2021 Healthy Ireland Survey, carried out while significant restrictions were still in place, found a significant increase in isolation and a decrease in the proportion of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Department of Health welcomes the publication of the first World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) Assessment Report for Ireland and, would like to acknowledge the work of the Core Group in producing this report and the contributions made by many stakeholders. Encouraging mothers to breastfeed is a priority, both for the Department and for the Health Service Executive (HSE). The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 779 and 810 together. As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Strategic Action Plan for the National Drugs Strategy 2023-2024 is based on the six strategic priorities identified following the mid-term review of the strategy in 2021. The action plan was developed by strategic implementation groups reporting to the national oversight committee. A progress report for the first year will be published in due course. The HSE spends over €140m...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 858 and 859 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (7 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 321 and 322 together. As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The free contraception scheme for women aged 17 -25 was launched on 14th September, 2022, and expanded to include 26-30 year-olds, inclusive, on September 1st, 2023 and is currently open to women aged 17-30 ordinarily resident in Ireland. The scheme will be expanded to include women aged 31 on January 1st, 2024. The scheme covers the cost of consultations with GPs, student health and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: Encouraging mothers to breastfeed is a priority, both for the Department of Health and for the Health Service Executive (HSE). National health policy, which includes the Healthy Ireland Framework, the National Maternity Strategy, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan, and the National Cancer Strategy, all emphasise the importance of supporting mothers to breastfeed, as well as the overall aim of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (5 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: DRIVE is a national interagency initiative which sets out a model including national and linked community structures and systems to support communities to respond to drug related intimidation. The Department of Health has allocated €250,000 to support the development of DRIVE. €200k of that funding was used to resource a national project team comprising of a DRIVE Data and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Insurance Industry (30 Nov 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) is responsible for the authorisation of and has primary responsibility for the prudential supervision and regulation of insurance and reinsurance undertakings in Ireland. The Department of Health has no statutory responsibility for the regulation of community insurance or of the price charged by insurance companies in Ireland. My...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (29 Nov 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...