Capital, EU/International and Research Policy

Responsibilities

Capital

• Capital Expenditure excluding ICT
• HSE Estate Management

Staff

Responsibilities

EU / International

• Complete negotiations on Draft EU directive on Patients Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare.
• Manage the Department’s responsibility under EU Scrutiny legislation in relation to Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Scrutiny. (please see section on main website page, ‘Recent publications’, for six-monthly reports).
• Further information regarding European Institutions and activities can be found at http://europa.eu
• Manage Department’s responsibilities for the World Health Organisation World Health Assembly, Regional Committee and Executive Board meetings. Information on the structure and content of these meetings is available at http://who.int
• Organise official visits to Ireland by foreign health ministers and other foreign dignitaries.

Staff

Responsibilities

Research Policy

• Develop a strong research capability in the health sector.
• Leadership of Health Research Group established in May 2007 as a Subgroup of the Inter Departmental Committee, in accordance with the Strategy on Science, Technology and Innovation. (Please see Working Groups)
• The Health Research Board is under the aegis of this division and is funded mainly by the Department of Health and Children.
• Manage the Department’s responsibilities under the Good Friday & St Andrews Agreements, the North South Ministerial Council arrangements for health sector co-operation and other commitments in relation to North South and East West relations.
• Manage the Department’s role as joint Implementing Agent (with DHSS&PS) for EU Structural Fund Programmes, Interreg 111a and Interreg IV, for cross border co-operation.

Staff

Contact

• Telephone: 01 - 635 4226
• E-mail finance2@health.gov.ie