Press releases for 2000
December
- Minister Martin highlights success in filling of Non Consultant Hospital Doctors'(NCHD) posts (22 December )
- Hanafin announces Special Initiative for homeless children at Christmas (21 December )
- Minister welcomes Comhairle's decision to endorse appointment of additional Consultants (19 December )
- Possible questions regarding Oral Polio Vaccine and Human Serum Albumin/vCJD Issue (19 December )
- Santa delivers the goods, but parents play crucial role in supervising internet access (19 December )
- Minister Martin issues statement about Polio Vaccine distributed in 1998/9 (19 December )
- Minister Hanafin announces New Nursing Education Development at St. Michael's Hospital (13 December )
- Minister Hanafin announces massive increases in Foster Care Payments (7 December )
- Minister Martin marks Millennium Budget with additional £1,000m expenditure for Health Services (7 December )
- Minister Martin announces increased Health Services' expenditure (6 December )
- Hanafin Launches ‘Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption’ Guide (5 December )
- Hospital Waiting Lists Decreasing (1 December )
November
- Minister appoints new Chairperson to Women's Health Council (29 November )
- Minister launches ‘Nursing and Midwifery Recruitment and Retention Initiative’ to address Nursing Shortages (29 November )
- Minister Martin welcomes milestone agreement on the Report of the Medical Manpower Forum and commits to speedy implementation (28 November )
- Minister Martin announces initiatives in relation to Social Workers (28 November )
- Hanafin announces two new Springboard Projects in Dublin (28 November )
- Minister Martin Addresses the National Health Information Conference (27 November )
- Minister Moffatt announces initiative on the provision of transport for older people attending day care centres (24 November )
- Minister Launches Sexuality Awareness Campaign (22 November )
- Minister of State Hanafin announces £200,000 Research Fund (16 November )
- With extra £718 million, Health to go over £5 Billion for first time (16 November )
- Launch of the electronic GMS Scheme Contract (14 November )
- Minister rejects Deputy McManus’ criticisms (13 November )
- Minister addresses the Annual Conference of the Irish Foster Care Association (11 November )
- Minister opens Irish Association for the Study of Delinquency Conference (10 November )
- Minister announces allocation of £600,000 for services for children with Hepatitis C (10 November )
- North/South Bilateral Ministerial Meeting - Food Safety and Health (3 November )
October
- Martin approves commencement of £25m Portlaoise Hospital Development (31 October )
- Minister Announces £25m Winter Initiative (22 October )
- Department issues advice regarding Polio Vaccine (20 October )
- Minister Martin urges women in the Mid-West Region to avail of cervical screening under a newly announced Programme (16 October )
- Minister of State launches 'A guide to what works in family support services for vulnerable families' (13 October )
- Martin meets Nursing Directors on Dublin Shortages (11 October )
- Press release from Ms Mary Hanafin TD on the Social Services Inspectorate's Report of Findings (10 October )
- Launch of overview report on Health Board Children’s Residential Centres (10 October )
- Review of child care case announced (10 October )
- Launch of Booklet "What do I do now" (10 October )
- Hanafin re-affirms commitment to combat youth homelessness (3 October )
September
- Minister Martin welcomes participation announcement of Parents for Justice (28 September)
- Martin responds to press release issued by tobacco manufacturers Gallagher (Dublin) Limited (26 September)
- Martin takes medical recruitment drive to India and Pakistan (18 September)
- Hanafin publishes results of Public Consultation on National Children's Strategy (18 September)
- Martin launches Influenza Immunisation Campaign (13 September)
- Minister announces £1 million grant for Visually Impaired (13 September)
- Hanafin launches guidance for social workers on intercountry adoption assessment (7 September)
- Statement by Micheál Martin regarding Haemotology Unit at St James's Hospital Dublin (7 September)
- Hospital waiting lists continue to fall (5 September)
- Minister Hanafin reiterates Government’s commitment to providing comprehensive services to children in need of care and protection (5 September)
- Irish Blood Transfusion Service Ministerial Appointments (1 September)
August
July
- Boost for midwifery (31 July )
- Martin welcomes IMO Ballot Results (28 July )
- Minister Hanafin announces £5m grant for St Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown (28 July )
- Minister publishes Annual Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals (28 July )
- Hanafin welcomes report on progress in intercounty adoption services (27 July )
- Moffat announces £2million in new initiative for older people (27 July )
- Further Investment in Cardiac Services (21 July )
- Martin's £75M. boost for James Connolly Memorial Hospital (20 July )
- Minister launches National Health Promotion Strategy 2000-05 (20 July )
- Statement from Mary Hanafin T.D., Minister of State (16 July )
- Martin announces comprehensive package to tackle youth homelessness in the Eastern Region (14 July )
- Martin announces equipment funding boost for the South East (10 July )
- Hanafin announces £1 million for homeless initiative (7 July )
- More Public Health Nurses - improved public health (7 July )
- Joint Communique - North/South Ministerial Council (4 July )
- Martin announces publication of North/South MRSA Study (4 July )
June
- Martin publishes Health Insurance Bill (30 June )
- EU ministers agree tough new anti-smoking legislation (29 June )
- Martin announces new amendment to the Medical Practitioners Act (27 June )
- Hanafin calls for democratic renewal (26 June )
- Minister of State Moffatt launches report of the National AIDS Strategy Committee "AIDS Strategy 2000" (22 June )
- Children talk, Minister listens (22 June )
- Martin announces £10 million investment for allied health professionals (21 June )
- Martin launches Measles/MMR Vaccine Awareness Campaign (20 June )
- Martin welcomes IMO recommendation to accept LRC Proposals (20 June )
- Foster care allowances increased (16 June )
- Martin announces £4 million Hospital Bed Replacement Programme (14 June )
- Review of work undertaken by a locum consultant pathologist in Tralee, Sligo and Letterkenny General Hospitals (13 June )
- Martin opens Cork Cancer Research Centre (12 June )
- Martin reopens Medical Ward at Mallow General Hospital (12 June )
- Minister for Older People condemns cowardly attack on elderly brothers (6 June )
- Martin welcomes deferral of psychiatric nurses strike (6 June )
May
- Hanafin outlines Government's commitment to addressing problem of child prostitution (31 May )
- Martin to establish industrial relations audit (29 May )
- Martin establishes forum on fluoridation (29 May )
- Martin launches new strategy to tackle waiting lists (23 May )
- Hanafin clarifies new arrangements for adoption from Russian Federation (19 May )
- Martin outlines unprecedented capital development for the health services (18 May )
- Martin welcomes breakthrough in junior doctors' dispute (16 May )
- Nurses' degree programme gets £15m boost (12 May )
- Minister for Health and Children appoints Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (10 May )
- Martin announces publication of tobacco, pharmacy and nursing home changes (8 May )
- Minister for Health and Children announces increased funding for the Health Research Board (4 May )
April
- Threatened industrial action by non-consultant hospital doctors (27 April )
- Minister Martin announces important developments for Ennis General Hospital (20 April )
- Hanafin welcomes action plan on youth homelessness (17 April )
- Nursing and nurses grossly under-valued (17 April )
- Martin welcomes agreement with the Irish Haemophilia Society (14 April )
- Martin announces jobs study for health professionals (14 April )
- Radical overhaul of health service essential, Minister tells IMO conference (14 April )
- Statement from Micheál Martin TD, Minister for Health and Children on the report into vaccine trials in orphanages (7 April )
- Martin announces major expansion of Nurse Training Places in Cork and Kerry (7 April )
- Hanafin announces new interim body on special residential care (5 April )
- Martin committed to reducing junior doctors' working hours (5 April )
- Martin urges parents to have children vaccinated against measles (4 April )
- Minister Martin announces organ inquiry (4 April )
- Martin expresses concern about Labour Party proposals (3 April )
March
- Report of the Chief Medical Officer 1999 (16 March )
- Minister gives go-ahead to seek tenders for Capital Development at Rotunda Hospital (15 March )
- Martin wants Nurses to Contribute their Full Potential in running Hospitals (14 March )
- Consultative Council on Hepatitis C presents Review of Health Services (14 March )
- Minister publishes report on "The Childhood Addiction" (7 March )
- Minister addresses first meeting of the Eastern Regional Health Authority (1 March )
- Replacement of equipment and refurbishment programme at Beaumont Hospital (1 March )
February
- Hospital Waiting List figures (29 February )
- Assisted Reproduction Commission set up (25 February )
- Provision of high support and special care accommodation units for children (25 February )
- Hanafin seeks views of children and young people (24 February )
- Martin urges parents to have children vaccinated (15 February )
- Martin opens new Carers´ Resource Centre on the Drumcondra Road (9 February )
- Martin announces inquiry into post-mortem practices (9 February )
- Minister Martin announces funding for national prevalence study on Attention Deficit Disorder (6 February )
- Martin gives go-ahead to seek tenders for cancer development at Cork University Hospital (4 February )
January
- Cowen announces major grants for Cork Hospitals (10 January )
- Statement regarding high levels of flu-like illness (10 January )
