Results 21-40 of 387 for does speaker:Frank Feighan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Behaviour Analysis and Support: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Frank Feighan: ...that practitioners in the field are operating professionally. The fact that behaviour analysts rely on funding from the NCSE and the Department of Education leads to funding being drip fed so does not give behaviour analysts a sense of permanency in terms of their role and career.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Behaviour Analysis and Support: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Frank Feighan: ...analysis is not regulated is a huge concern. The society is funded by the Department of Education and the NCSE. If the area was regulated would the society be open to working with the HSE? Does the current way of work suit Ms O'Keeffe or would it be better another way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: Discussion (27 Apr 2023)

Frank Feighan: ...other settings mentioned on a regional basis. Is there any chance of getting to 100%? I know you probably need a few intervention schools that provide that extra special intervention as well. When does the Department think the review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 will be available? It may have been said but I just did not get whether it will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Engagement with Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2023)

Frank Feighan: ...organisations now have really good governance. When I was a Minister of State, we allocated €800,000 for GAA clubs in this jurisdiction. It was great to see the GAA administering and collating. It does a good job. The initiative was very well received. I am a Deputy in the constituency that covers Sligo, Leitrim, north Roscommon and south Donegal – four counties. Two of...

Irish Sheep Sector: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Frank Feighan: ...in place that will ensure farming families not only survive but also thrive. Teagasc has estimated that output has increased by 7% in 2022 but again, the costs are huge at an approximate 40% rise. That does not add up. The €8 million national liming programme is aimed at all farmers who want to reduce their fertiliser bills. Counties Sligo and Leitrim, however, have some of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Climate Crisis and Disability: Discussion (30 Mar 2023)

Frank Feighan: ...disability rights groups to be formally consulted as part of a process on the new circular economy strategies. What is exactly is he referring to? He might elaborate a little more on that. How does the circular economy affect the independent living movement in Ireland? Mr. Kearns spoke about shared public spaces. Politicians like ourselves do not have all the answers and we very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inadequate Personal Assistance Supports: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Frank Feighan: ...the witnesses for the work they are doing. I represent the Government. I was in the Department of Health for two and a half years, and it is only then you realise what the Department of Health does and what the HSE does. There are some great people in the HSE. Like those here, they see it as a vocation. One thing I have noticed is they like good governance and good data. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Empey (9 Mar 2023)

Frank Feighan: ...was a difference between could and would. That is an interesting observation. Speaking as a voice of unionism what are his views on calls for a border poll? Second, after 30 years of conflict does Lord Empey think nationalism and unionism could have done anything differently before the Good Friday Agreement that would have averted 30 years of bloodshed?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Dec 2022)

Frank Feighan: At county level, the Healthy Ireland Programme provides funding to Local Authorities and Children and Young People’s Services Committees (CYPSC). The Healthy Ireland Programme does not directly fund voluntary agencies at county level, funding is allocated via the Local Community Development Committees of each Local Authority or by the CYPSC to locally identified actions.Several...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Dec 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...of supervised injecting facilities is set out in the Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Act 2017 (No 7 of 2017). The Act refers to the operation of a facility in respect of certain premises. It does not provide for mobile injecting facilities. Furthermore, the Government decision approving the provision of supervised injecting facilities envisages the initial...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...1999 to specify the applicable stamp duty rates to apply to the market in 2023. As I outlined earlier, the risk equalisation scheme is Exchequer-neutral. It is not funded by the State, and the State does not derive any funds from it. The amount of stamp duty levy is calculated to offset the costs associated with the payment of risk equalisation credits. The Health Insurance Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (30 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces play an important role in addressing problem drug and alcohol use within their geographical areas. The Department of Health does not collect data in relation to the funding of drug and alcohol services on a county basis. The financial information in the attached spreadsheet reflects the Department of Health allocations to Drug and Alcohol Task Forces only. As...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (24 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Deputy has outlined many different issues, including the tip jars, holiday pay and back pay. I will bring those concerns to the Minister. The Debenhams Bill, or legislation like it, does not come under the remit of my Department, but I will bring the Deputy's suggestion to the Minister. The Government appreciates the impact this dispute has on the affected workers, and the...

Dublin City Safety Initiatives and Other Services: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...given access to treatment. The HSE funds an assertive case management team involving Ana Liffey and Coolmine, working with people who are homeless in emergency accommodation in the city centre. That team also does outreach work with people who are homeless on the city streets. The HSE and Dublin City Council fund the law engagement and assisted recovery project in Dublin city centre....

Seanad: Vaping: Motion (16 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...tobacco is sold. The applicant must provide certain information and documentation and must pay an annual fee per outlet. An application may be refused by the environmental health service if the person does not meet the requirements for a licence. For example, if the applicant has not attained the age of 18. The overriding rationale for introducing a licensing system is to facilitate the...

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...disorders that is accepting referrals from long Covid and post-acute clinics around the country. Concerns have been raised by some colleagues around the fact that all clinics may not fully staffed. However, I reassure them that this does not mean these clinics are not operational and actually seeing patients. It is true that recruitment is ongoing at some clinics, but I assure the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (18 Oct 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...provide specialist disability services, including day services and rehabilitative training, to people with disabilities who require such services. The provision or management of transport services does not fall within the remit of the Department of Health nor is it a service for which the HSE has responsibility or provides funding. Therefore, day service funding and supports do not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (18 Oct 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Led by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, the strategy is an ambitious five-year programme of reform to achieve a society which does not accept domestic, sexual and gender-based violence or the attitudes which underpin it. The strategy is built on four pillars – Protection, Prevention, Prosecution and Policy Co-ordination...

Seanad: Breastfeeding: Motion (12 Oct 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...all hospitals providing care to these babies. The HSE has a national purchasing contract in place with the Western Health and Social Care Trust Human Milk Bank, which is based in Enniskillen. The HSE does not currently have plans to establish or to operate a human milk bank in the Republic of Ireland, but this will be kept under review in line with clinical infant feeding guidelines and...

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

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 783 to 785, inclusive, together. My Department does not collect data on the allocation of funding in relation to the specific categories requested by the Deputy. In Budget 2022, an additional €6m was provided for new measures to support the implementation of the national drugs strategy, 'Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery'. This funding is being used to...