Press releases for 2012
December
- Statement by Minister Kathleen Lynch TD following the death of Minister Shane McEntee (21 December )
- Appointment to the Advisory Committee for Medical Devices of the Irish Medicines Board (20 December )
- Introduction of new legislation on the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes (20 December )
- Tabhairt isteach reachtaíochta nua maidir le Cosaint Ainmhithe a Úsáidtear chun Críocha Eolaíochta (20 December )
- Minister James Reilly welcomes the publication of a proposal for EU Directive on Tobacco. (19 December )
- Settlement Agreement between Dr James Reilly, TD, Minister for Health and The Medical Defence Union (MDU) (18 December )
- Comhaontú Socraíochta idir an Dr James Reilly TD, an tAire Sláinte, agus an Medical Defence Union (MDU) (18 December )
- Minister Alex White announces reforms to local and regional drugs task forces (18 December )
- Government decision on ABC Expert Group option (18 December )
- Cinneadh an Rialtais ar rogha an tSainghrúpa i gCás A, B agus C (18 December )
- Health in Ireland Key Trends 2012 (17 December )
- Expressions of interest sought to fill a vacancy on the Leopardstown Park Hospital Board (14 December )
- Minister White allocates €100,000 from the Drugs Initiative to support Community Safety Fora in Tallaght and Clondalkin (11 December )
- Clinical Guidelines Submissions Sought (11 December )
- Over 70’s Medical Card Holders – Budget Changes (7 December )
- Minister Lynch welcomes renewal of Government Commitment to Mental Health and Social Care services (5 December )
- Minister Reilly pledges service protection a key priority as savings are made (5 December )
- Cuireann an tAire Lynch fáilte roimh athnuachan Thiomantas an Rialtais do Sheirbhísí Meabhairshláinte agus do Sheirbhísí Cúraim Shóisialta (5 December )
November
- Publication of the Report of the Expert Group on the judgment in A, B and C v Ireland (27 November )
- Foilsiú Thuarascáil an tSainghrúpa ar an mbreithiúnas i gcás A, B agus C v Éire (27 November )
- 5th European Antibiotic Awareness Day today, 21st November, 2012 (21 November )
- Health Ministers Publish Future Health: A Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Service 2012 - 2015 (15 November )
- Minister White announces €100,000 in annual funding for Mother and Child Residential Treatment Service in Coolmine Therapeutic Community (12 November )
- Cinneann an Rialtas an suíomh don Ospidéal Nua do Leanaí (6 November )
- Government decides the location for the New Children’s Hospital (6 November )
October
- Minister White attends Tallaght Hope and Remembrance Service 2012 (26 October )
- Freastalaíonn an tAire White ar Sheirbhís Dóchais agus Chuimhneacháin Thamhlachta 2012 (26 October )
- Launch of research findings on the use of sedatives, tranquilisers and anti-depressants (23 October )
- Health Minister Dr James Reilly welcomes reduction in Waiting Lists (18 October )
- Cuireann an tAire Sláinte, an Dr James Reilly, fáilte roimh an laghdú ar Liostaí Feithimh (18 October )
- Statement on Risk Equalisation and on €125 million insurance payments (17 October )
- Ráiteas maidir le Cothromú Riosca agus maidir le híocaíochtaí árachais €125 milliún (17 October )
- New drug deal worth €400 million over three years says Minister Reilly (15 October )
September
- Expressions of interest sought to fill a vacancy on the Voluntary Health Insurance Board (28 September)
- Press Release, Thursday 27th September 2012 (27 September)
- Minister Shortall launches Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Related Harm in Ireland (24 September)
- Appointments to the Board of Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann – Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) (19 September)
- Minister Shortall attends Canal Communities Training Programme TURAS Annual Awards Ceremony (19 September)
- Minister Reilly welcomes the LRC agreement with hospital consultants (17 September)
- Cuireann an tAire Reilly fáilte roimh chomhaontú an Choimisiúin um Chaidreamh Oibreachais le sainchomhairleoirí ospidéil (17 September)
- Minister for Health announces Martin Sisk as Chairman–Designate of the Voluntary Health Insurance Board (14 September)
- Minister for Health, welcomes agreement reached with the European Commission on Voluntary Health Insurance Board. (14 September)
- Significant development in consultant talks (13 September)
- Minister Lynch clarifies that despite recent media reports, there has been no additional cut to the mental health budget (6 September)
- Review of Academic Programme Validation of certain Complementary Therapies (5 September)
- Statement on HSE financial measures (4 September)
August
- Appointment of Chairperson and members to the Consultative Council on Hepatitis C (17 August )
- Health Ministers sign Memorandum of Understanding on Health Co-Operation between China and Ireland (16 August )
- Minister Dr James Reilly to visit China to promote health co-operation (10 August )
- Minister Lynch announces membership of Expert Group to review the Mental Health Act 2001 (2 August )
July
- Appointment of members to the Occupational Therapists Registration Board (30 July )
- Appointment of members to the Dietitians Registration Board (30 July )
- Minister for Health announces new Director General for the HSE (27 July )
- Minister Shortall welcomes significant fall in the number of people waiting for opioid substitution treatment (25 July )
- The Minister for Housing & Planning, Ms. Jan O’Sullivan, TD, and the Minister for Disability, Equality, Mental Health & Older People, Ms. Kathleen Lynch, TD, published the National Implementation Framework (20 July )
- Minister Lynch publishes the Report of the Value for Money and Policy Review of the Disability Services Programme (20 July )
- Minister Kathleen Lynch launches the National Carers’ Strategy (19 July )
- Seolann an tAire Kathleen Lynch an Straitéis Náisiúnta do Chúramóirí (19 July )
- Appointment to the Health and Social Care Professionals Council (18 July )
- Minister Lynch welcomes appointment of Design Team for new Central Mental Hospital (18 July )
- Minister of State at the Department of Health Róisín Shortall T.D. has expressed regret to learn that the Chief Executive Officer of the HSE has tendered his resignation. (18 July )
- Statement on Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 (18 July )
- Recruitment of New Staff for Primary Care (17 July )
- Minister Lynch welcomes the Sixth Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Group on A Vision for Change (17 July )
- Government Stimulus Package (17 July )
- Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 (16 July )
- Statement by Dr James Reilly (11 July )
- Launch of Survey: Alcohol: Public Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours (commissioned by the Health Research Board on behalf of the Department of Health from Ipsos MRBI) (11 July )
- Appointment of Members to the Social Workers Registration Board (11 July )
- Department Statement on Thalidomide (9 July )
- Appointment of members to the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board (4 July )
- National Dementia Strategy (4 July )
- Statement on behalf of Minister of State Róisín Shortall TD Re: Centra “Children’s Allowance Deals” (3 July )
- Press Statement by the Chief Medical Officer and the Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons for individuals who may be considering surgical cosmetic procedures (3 July )
- Press Statement on PIP Breast Implants Issue. Office of the Chief Medical Officer / National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) (3 July )
June
- Minister Shortall chairs British Irish Council Ministerial Meeting on the Misuse of Drugs (29 June )
- Bernard Collins to resign as the Chairman of the VHI Statement by Health Minister Dr James Reilly TD (28 June )
- Minister Lynch publishes Interim Report on the Review of the Mental Health Act 2001 (21 June )
- Narrowing of regional differences in the use of illegal drugs (19 June )
- Minister of Health Dr James Reilly announces drug price cuts (18 June )
- Fógraíonn an tAire Sláinte, an Dr James Reilly, laghduithe ar phraghsanna drugaí (18 June )
- Minister reassures families of continued support from Wisdom Services (14 June )
- Consultation on the first National Rare Disease Plan for Ireland (14 June )
- Appointment as Board Member of Health Insurance Authority (14 June )
- Review of the Nursing Home Support Scheme, Fair Deal (14 June )
- Consultation Process in relation to the Draft Report on the Practice of Symphysiotomy in Ireland from 1944 - 1984. (14 June )
- Minister for Health launches healthy eating guidelines (13 June )
- Appointments to the Advisory Committee for Human Medicines of the Irish Medicines Board (11 June )
- Press Release – Minister makes key appointments to hospital groups (11 June )
- Minister for Health Dr James Reilly T.D. welcomes the report of the Review Group – National Children’s Hospital (8 June )
- Cuireann an Cathaoirleach ar Ghrúpa Athbhreithnithe an Ospidéil Náisiúnta do Leanaí tuarascáil faoi bhráid an Aire Sláinte (8 June )
- Chairman of National Childrens’ Hospital Review Group presents report to Minister for Health (8 June )
May
- Lá Domhanda Saor Ó Thobac – An 31 Bealtaine, 2012 (31 May )
- World No Tobacco Day – 31 May, 2012 (31 May )
- Legislation for new Directorate structure in the HSE to be in place during the summer (29 May )
- National Clinical Effectiveness Committee - call for submissions (24 May )
- An Tánaiste and Minister for Health announce significant capital development for the National Rehabilitation Hospital on its campus in Dún Laoghaire (22 May )
- Minister Shortall launches the Dial to Stop Drug Dealing Partnership with Crimestoppers (22 May )
- Press Release by the Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly TD & the Minister for Justice, Equality & Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter, TD announcing the Launch of the Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS) (21 May )
- Appointment to the Board of the Irish Medicines Board (18 May )
- Statement from the Minister for Health following the HIQA report into Tallaght Hospital (17 May )
- Extension of deadline for receipt of the report of the Review Group on the National Paediatric Hospital (16 May )
- Health and Wellbeing follow up consultation documents (11 May )
- Statement from the Chief Medical Officer in relation to PIP Breast Implants (11 May )
- Appointment to the Board of the Health Research Board (11 May )
- Minister Lynch honoured to lead local Pieta House Walk (10 May )
- Minister Reilly announces publication of the Department of Health’s Statement of Strategy 2011-2014 (8 May )
April
- Phased Introduction of Free GP Care (25 April )
- Appointment to the Board of the Dublin Dental Hospital (24 April )
- Expressions of interest sought to fill a vacancy on the Voluntary Health Insurance Board – April 2012 (20 April )
- Ceapachán ar Chomhairle Chumann Cógaiseoirí na hÉireann (20 April )
- Appointment to the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (20 April )
- Final Report of the National Narcolepsy Study Steering Committee (19 April )
- Appointment of new Secretary General in the Department of Health (17 April )
- Launch of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey 2010 (16 April )
- Appointment of Chairperson and members to the Board of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) (13 April )
- Minister Lynch Announces New Appointments to the Mental Health Commission (5 April )
- Minister Lynch welcomes the publication of the Mental Health Commission’s Annual Report for 2011 (4 April )
- Press Statement - Monday, 2nd April, 2012 (2 April )
March
- Minister sets out new policy direction for public hospitals (30 March )
- Meeting of group to review decision by An Bord Pleanála on National Paediatric Hospital (29 March )
- Minister Reilly announces funding of €150,000 to the Irish Kidney Association to promote their Donor Awareness Service (26 March )
- Ceapachán mar Chomhalta Boird de chuid an Údaráis um Fhaisnéis agus Cáilíocht Sláinte (23 March )
- Appointment as Board Member of the Health Information and Quality Authority (23 March )
- Minister Reilly announces roll out of the Diploma in Leadership and Quality in Healthcare Programme (22 March )
- Changes to the Board of the HSE (16 March )
- Announcement of the composition of the Review Group into the National Paediatric Hospital (16 March )
- Acute Medicine Programme To Target Savings of 500,000 Bed days used (15 March )
- Membership of the Board of the Mental Health Commission (14 March )
- Removal of Restrictions on GPs Wishing to Treat Public Patients (12 March )
- Free GP care for persons with defined long-term illnesses (8 March )
- Aithníonn an tAire an obair a rinneadh chun srianadh a dhéanamh ar leathadh Ionfhabhtuithe Bainteach leis an gCúram Sláinte (HCAInna) (8 March )
- Minister acknowledges work done to control the spread of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAIs) (8 March )
- Review Group to consider the decision of an Bord Pleanála to refuse planning permission for the National Paediatric Hospital (6 March )
- Interdepartmental Group to examine the issue of people with mental illness coming into contact with the criminal justice system. (5 March )
- Department of Health statement on the Private Health Insurance Levy (2 March )
February
- Appointments to the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (29 February )
- ECJ Case 82/10 VHI Derogation from Third Non Life Directive. Receipt of Formal Notice from the European Commission (27 February )
- An Fóram Comhchomhairleach um Árachas Sláinte (27 February )
- The Consultative Forum on Health Insurance (27 February )
- Minister for Health announces the Establishment of an Implementation Group on Universal Health Insurance (24 February )
- Launch of the Action Plan for Jobs (13 February )
- Seoladh an Phlean Gníomhaíochta um Jabanna (13 February )
- Appointments to the Board of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (10 February )
- His Excellency President Michael D Higgins opens the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (9 February )
- Minister for Health officially opens second Annual Patient Safety Conference (9 February )
- Chief Medical Officer ask doctors to participate in the public debate on alcohol (8 February )
- Launch of the report of the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group (7 February )
January
- Minister addresses first all-island alcohol conference (26 January )
- Reform works - More on the way (25 January )
- Special Delivery Unit & National Treatment Purchase Fund (25 January )
- Expressions of interest sought for vacancies on the Voluntary Health Insurance Board (20 January )
- Freagraíonn an Rialtas do bhreithiúnas Chúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh maidir leis an mBord Árachais Sláinte Shaorálaigh (VHI) (20 January )
- Government Responds to European Court of Justice judgement relating to the Voluntary Health Insurance Board (VHI) (20 January )
- Plan for Implementation of EWTD in Ireland - Doctors in Training (17 January )
- Minister Róisín Shortall welcomes first phase in extension of free GP care to all in the HSE National Service Plan 2012 (16 January )
- Minister Reilly welcomes publication of HSE National Service Plan 2012 (16 January )
- Health Minister approves HSE Annual Service Plan 2012 (13 January )
- Minister Reilly announces additional funding to address needs of children with Autism (13 January )
- Expert Group established to examine A, B and C v Ireland Judgment (13 January )
- Fógraíonn an tAire Reilly maoiniú breise chun tabhairt faoi riachtanais na leanaí a bhfuil Uathachas orthu (13 January )
- Minister Kathleen Lynch pays tribute to John McCarthy (11 January )
- Statement from the Chief Medical Officer in relation to PIP Silicone Gel Breast Implants (6 January )
- Ráiteas ón bPríomh-Oifigeach Míochaine maidir le hIonchlannáin Chíche le Glóthach Shileacain PIP (6 January )
- Government announces measures to improve affordability of Private Health Insurance for Older People (4 January )
- Cuireann an tAire Lynch fáilte roimh athoscailt Aonad 3B ag Ospidéal Naomh Breandán, Gráinseach Ghormáin (4 January )
- Minister Lynch welcomes the reopening of Unit 3B St Brendan’s, Grangegorman (4 January )
