Written answers
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Department of Health
Community Care
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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349. To ask the Minister for Health the section of the HSE or his Department under which social prescribing falls. [21432/19]
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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351. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be forthcoming to roll out social prescribing across the health service in view of the successes of social prescribing in counties Donegal, Waterford and Dublin 8. [21434/19]
Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 349 and 351 together.
At present there is no formal policy or plan for social prescribing in the Department of Health. However, in close collaboration with the Research Services Unit of this Department, the HSE is working to strengthen the evidence base for social prescribing through those initiatives identified by the Deputy.
As part of the information sought comes under the remit of the HSE, this PQ has been referred for reply. We have asked the HSE to reply directly to Deputy.
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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350. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be forthcoming to continue to support the Waterford social prescribing service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21433/19]
Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Funding of €36,220 for the Waterford Social Prescribing Service was provided to Waterford Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) through Round 2 (2018) of the Healthy Ireland Fund. Arrangements for the third Round of the Healthy Ireland Fund are being finalised by my Department and are due to be communicated to the relevant agencies shortly. Waterford LCDC will be invited to apply for the third Round of the Fund.
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