Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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246. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of the yearly spend on health promotion programmes and Healthy Ireland for the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29554/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Since Healthy Ireland was launched in March 2013, expenditure on its implementation has primarily been met from within the budget of the Department of Health. This has amounted to the following: 2013 - 89,315.07; 2014 - 586,470.90; 2015 - 48,766.42 (to date).

As the Deputy is aware, Healthy Ireland, A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025, is the national framework for action to improve the health and well-being of the country over the coming generation. Health promotion programmes are just one aspect of the Framework which takes a “whole of Government” and “whole of society” approach to improving health and well-being which is based on the international experience and thinking in addressing the broad social determinants of health. Health promotion programmes are primarily a matter for the HSE. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.