Press releases for 2003
December
- Minister Callely visits Castletownbear Community Hospital (30 December )
- Minister Callely praises the contribution of Older people to Irish Life (30 December )
- Look out for the elderly this festive season (23 December )
- Expert Group receives over 100 submissions on mental health issues (23 December )
- Minister Martin welcomes continuing reductions in the number of patients on hospital waiting lists (22 December )
- Minister expresses his regret at news of death of Ann Westby, Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (22 December )
- Response to INO statement (22 December )
- Performance Verification Process in the Health Service (17 December )
- Publication of National Guidelines on the Management of Outbreaks of the Winter Vomiting Bug (17 December )
- Minister Lenihan announces the new Ombudsman for Children (17 December )
- Minister Martin announces publication of Evaluation of Cancer Services in Ireland: A National Strategy 1996 (5 December )
- Minister Callely launches the Federation of Irish Complementary Therapy Associations (FICTA) skillnets training and education programme (4 December )
- Minister for Health and Children - Statement on Budget (4 December )
- Callely launches Designated Driver Awareness Campaign (2 December )
- Callely Launches "LISTEN! The Experiences of Minority Ethnic Women living with HIV" Report (2 December )
- On World AIDS Day 2003, Minister Martin welcomes the high uptake in Antenatal HIV Screening (1 December )
- Minister Lenihan visits Ireland´s first Children´s Discovery Museum in Galway (1 December )
- Minister O´Malley opens new unit at St Gabriel's centre, Dooradoyle, Limerick (1 December )
November
- Launch of Guidelines on the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (27 November )
- Minister Martin announces enhanced role for the National Treatment Purchase Fund in tackling hospital waiting lists (26 November )
- Minister Martin announces Chair and Board of the Interim Health Services Executive (26 November )
- Minister Callely closes the 2003 Healthy Ageing Conference of the National Council for Ageing and Older People (25 November )
- Statement Chief Medical Officer on Hanly Report (25 November )
- Minister O´Malley attends the annual conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland (24 November )
- Minister Martin announces sanction for Design Team - Our Lady´s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin (19 November )
- Minister Callely visits New Nursing Unit in Virginia (19 November )
- Minister Callely opens Magnet 2003 Conference - Excellence in Health Care - Exploring the Global Magnet Experience (19 November )
- Callely lands a homeless man a home (17 November )
- Minister O´Malley pleased with continuing downward trend in waiting time on hospital waiting lists (17 November )
- O´Malley opens the Health and Safety Conference for dental professionals (14 November )
- Micheál Martin announces Health Estimate 2004 (14 November )
- Minister O´Malley opens the European Year of People with Disabilities Conference "Count Me In" (13 November )
- Minister O´Malley Addresses the GROW Conference (13 November )
- Minister for Heath launches the Strategy to Address the Issue of Crisis Pregnancy (12 November )
- Minister O´Malley, T.D attends the graduation ceremony of enable ireland´s 3rd high tech assistive technology course (11 November )
- Callely opens International Conference on Asperger Syndrome (11 November )
- Minister Callely urges those "at risk" groups to get vaccinated (6 November )
- Minister Martin comments on increase in cases of influenza-like illness (6 November )
- Minister Martin releases waiting list figures for June 2003 (4 November )
- Launch of the Slán Abhaile Project at the Royal Hospital, Donnybrook (4 November )
- Minister Callely visits Royal Hospital Donnybrook (4 November )
- Callely presents the Alzheimer Society of Ireland "Dementia Recognition Awards" (3 November )
October
- Support for smokers wishing to quit with the launch of the national smoking cessation campaign (30 October )
- Department of Health issues public health warning on DOB (24 October )
- New regulations on smoking in the workplace (23 October )
- Minister O´Malley launches Prevnet Conference of Telematics in Addiction Prevention (23 October )
- Callely launches ERHA Heart Health Action Plan (22 October )
- Minister Lenihan announces that there will be no criminal sanctions in new adoption legislation (20 October )
- Minister Lenihan announces a major improvement in adoptive leave entitlements (17 October )
- Minister O´Malley addresses the first meeting of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy (17 October )
- Statement from the Department of Health and Children following its meeting with One In Four (17 October )
- Minister Lenihan launches Parents Plus Early Years Programme (16 October )
- Minister Callely Congratulates Summerhill Active Retirement Group Athletes on Gold and Bronze medal wins at World Senior Games (16 October )
- Martin publishes Report of National Task Force on Medical Staffing (15 October )
- Minister gives commitment to older people in budget 2004 (14 October )
- Funding for One in Four (13 October )
- Callely announces progress on the introduction of a smart card system for older people (10 October )
- Minister Callely Congratulates all on Success of Positive Ageing Week (10 October )
- Minister O´Malley highlights significant recent developments in mental health on World Mental Health Day (10 October )
- Minister O´Malley, Junior Minister at the Department of Health and Children spoke at the AGM of the Irish Practice Nurses Association (10 October )
- Minister O´Malley launches the DUMP campaign (9 October )
- Minister for health publishes report on radiation oncology services in Ireland (9 October )
- National Alcohol Awareness Campaign (8 October )
- Callely presents breastfeeding promotional posters to Aer Rianta (8 October )
- Launch of Government Approved Modernisation of Civil Registration Service (7 October )
- Callely wishes best of luck to Senior Athletes (6 October )
- Callely launches report on social gain and quality of life (6 October )
- Lenihan opens Conference of International Confederation of Children´s Cancer Parents Organisations (3 October )
- Statement from the Department of Health and Children following the meeting with the survivors of Symphysiotomy (1 October )
- Minister Callely marks United Nations Day for Older People (1 October )
- Breastfeeding - Proven to aid the health of mother and baby (1 October )
- Minister welcomes Report of the National Suicide Review Group (1 October )
September
- Minister Martin announces €250,000 funding for purchase of equipment for Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin (29 September)
- Callely looks forward to successful celebration of Older People´s issues (29 September)
- Lenihan opens Irish Pre-School Playgrounds Association (IPPA) AGM (29 September)
- Callely Rejects out of Hand Actuaries Report (26 September)
- Minister calls on the tremendous voluntary and community spirit that exists in our society . . . (26 September)
- Micheál Martin T.D., Minister for Health and Children launches 2003/2004 Influenza Vaccination Campaign (24 September)
- Statement from Micheal Martin TD, Minister for Health and Children following his meeting with representatives of patient focus (23 September)
- Minister Callely attends the over 50s Show at the RDS (22 September)
- Minister O´Malley Officially Opens the Irish Association of Suicidology Conference (22 September)
- Callely . . . achieving the highest standards in community nursing units (19 September)
- O´Malley launches Report on Education and Training Needs of Psychiatric Nurses (19 September)
- Lenihan Responds to MRBI Poll on Teenage Alcohol Abuse (19 September)
- Minister to launch €8 million Refurbishment Plan for Hospital Unit (18 September)
- Callely launches Donegal Area Rapid Treatment Study (17 September)
- Callely addresses Alzheimer Society’s Public Meeting (17 September)
- DPS Refund Scheme - Extension of Closing Date (12 September)
- Callely states that older people need 24 / 7 support (10 September)
- Publication of the Annual Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals (10 September)
- Launch of Dementia Services Information and Educational Video (9 September)
- Statement regarding Medical Council´s investigation into complaints against Dr. Michael Neary, former Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda (4 September)
- Minister Martin launches National Healthy Eating Week (4 September)
- Micheál Martin welcomes the publication of the Report on Irish Women and Tobacco (2 September)
- Minister Callely opens Care Alliance Ireland´s National Conference (2 September)
- Callely encourages communities to unite (1 September)
August
- NDP funding for Carlow District Hospital (29 August )
- Minister responds to recent comments on the smoking ban (28 August )
- Major Health initiatives to be promoted during the Irish Presidency of the EU (22 August )
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- Statement from the office of CMO on smoking in workplace ban (21 August )
- Children to be involved in appointment process for Ombudsman (15 August )
- Vetting Procedures to protect Children (13 August )
- €1.6m capital boost to the Royal Victoria, Eye and Ear Hospital (11 August )
- Department of Health publish Health Statistics 2002 (8 August )
- Minister Martin announces refurbishment plan for Meath Hospital Unit for Older People (7 August )
- Waiting List Figures March 2003 (5 August )
- policy change in breastfeeding guidelines (5 August )
- Minister announces formation of Expert Group on Mental Health Policy (5 August )
July
- Chairman of the VHI Board (31 July )
- Major conference is to be held in the Mid-Western area during the term of Ireland´s Presidency of the European Union (29 July )
- Internet Advisory Board Report 2000-2002 (29 July )
- Major Development of Accident & Emergency Department at St. James´’s Hospital (28 July )
- Micheál Martin TD Minister for Health and Children publishes the Bonner Report (25 July )
- Callely welcomes initiative on long-stay beds (25 July )
- O´Malley launches joint publication of Schizophrenia Ireland and the Irish Psychiatric Association (25 July )
- Proposed ban on smoking in the workplace, from January 2004 (25 July )
- Micheál Martin TD Minister for Health and Children announces €75.5 million health package (24 July )
- Statement from the Department of Health and Children (24 July )
- €50 million package announced for services for people with disabilities (22 July )
- Minister Lenihan announces a bilateral adoption agreement between Ireland and Vietnam (22 July )
- Nation urged to let it go ... just for 30 minutes (22 July )
- Callely announces 96-bed Capital Development at Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital, Clontarf, Dublin (21 July )
- STATEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & CHILDREN (15 July )
- Minister Callely launches Irish Nursing Homes Organisation's Survey of the private nursing homes sector (15 July )
- Micheál Martin opens Health Impact Assessment Seminar (8 July )
- O´Malley opens Springboard Family Support project (8 July )
- Minister Callely re-launches food hygiene book (2 July )
June
- Lenihan launches Longford County Childcare Strategic Plan (27 June )
- Martin Launches Review of the Nursing Home Subvention Scheme (25 June )
- Minister Callely visit Western Alzeimer Foundation (24 June )
- Minister Callely visits Meath Community Unit (24 June )
- O´Malley launches National Home Sharing Network in Galway (24 June )
- Statement regarding Public Health Doctors (24 June )
- Minister meets Public Representatives from Waterford on Radiotherapy Services (19 June )
- Health Service Reform Programme (18 June )
- Lenihan launches review of adoption legislation (16 June )
- Statement from the Department of Health and Children - Special Olympic World Games (12 June )
- Statement by the Department of Health and Children following the meeting of the SARS Expert Group (11 June )
- Minister Callely opens Transcultural Nursing Practice in the 21st Century Conference (11 June )
- Minister O´Malley receives Second Report of Working Group on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (10 June )
- Statement from the Department of Health and Children - Special Olympic World Games (9 June )
- Statement from Minister Micheál Martin - Labour Party claims in relation to the Government´s policy on health (5 June )
- Statement - SARS (5 June )
- Statement - Meeting with Irish Haemophilia Society (4 June )
- Children urged to move in line with healthy eating guidelines (4 June )
May
- Statement by the Department of Health and Children - SARS (29 May )
- Minister Callely opens Organisational Development Conference in Galway (28 May )
- Martin announces details of legislation to curb alcohol advertising (27 May )
- Callely addresses National Council on Ageing and Older People (27 May )
- National Children´s Strategy: in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (27 May )
- Statement regarding WHO travel advice / SARS (23 May )
- Opening of the Annual Conference of Entrust - Irish Clinical Nurse Managers Association by Mr Ivor Callely, T.D. (23 May )
- Callely signs Ministerial Declaration in Brussels (23 May )
- Minister Martin announces significant reductions in the number of patients waiting longest for hospital treatment (22 May )
- Minister Micheál Martin welcomes the adoption of WHO Global Tobacco Control Pact (21 May )
- Minister Lenihan launches Family Welfare Conference Service Project (19 May )
- Statement from Department of Health and Children in relation to the SARS Expert Group Recommendation (19 May )
- Statement by Chief Medical Officer - Mass Gatherings (19 May )
- Statement by Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health & Children, Chair of SARS Expert Group (19 May )
- Statement by Minister for Health - SARS Briefing (16 May )
- Callely presents certificates to Senior Athletes (14 May )
- Statement from the Department of Health and Children - Meeting with ICTU (13 May )
- Minister Micheál Martin approves key medical and scientific staff for the Radiotherapy Unit in Galway (7 May )
- Statement from the Department of Health and Children - SARS (7 May )
- Minister Callelly launches the position paper "A Community Genetics Approach to Health and Consanguineous Marriage in the Irish Traveller Community" (1 May )
- Statement by the Department of Health and Children - SARS Press Briefing (1 May )
April
- A new way of dealing with juvenile justice (30 April )
- Standards in Children´s Residential Centres Improving (30 April )
- Statement from the Department of Health and Children - SARS (30 April )
- Minister Lenihan addresses the 32nd Annual Delegate Conference of the Psychiatric Nurses´ Association (29 April )
- Minister Lenihan launches National Standards for Foster Care (29 April )
- Martin outlines next steps in SARS Action Plan (25 April )
- Statement from the Department of Health and Children following the meeting of the SARS Expert Group (23 April )
- Minister Micheál Martin announces €4 million funding for further development of General Practice Out of Hours Co-Operatives (15 April )
- Minister O´Malley Launches Information Leaflets for Mental Health Ireland (14 April )
- National Children´s Strategy: in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (14 April )
- Tim O´Malley T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children launches the Environmental Health Officers Association Yearbook 2003 (14 April )
- Callely addresses Annual Delegate Conference of Active Pensioners´ Association (10 April )
- Minister Lenihan reports progress on negotiations to secure a bilateral adoption agreement with Vietnam (10 April )
- Callely launches Annual Nationwide Art Exhibition of the Federation of Active Retirement Association´s (9 April )
- Minister Lenihan opens HIV Conference and launches HIV Services Directory (8 April )
- Minister Lenihan Highlights The Benefits of Fostering (4 April )
- Ambulance Conference opened by Callely (3 April )
- Callely emphasizes government´s commitment to nursing profession (1 April )
March
- O´Malley addresses Ministerial Conference in Athens (31 March )
- Minister Lenihan Opens New Centre for Teen Counselling (31 March )
- Minister Presents the title to the Irish Masters winner (31 March )
- Individuals advised not to undertake non-essential or elective travel to SARS-affected areas (28 March )
- Martin announces the Inquiry into the Handling of Allegations of Child Sex Abuse in the Diocese of Ferns (28 March )
- Workers should not be forced to retire for age reasons - Callely (27 March )
- Minister Micheál Martin announces National Extension of BreastCheck (27 March )
- Heart Health Investment Showing Immediate Benefits (27 March )
- Minister Lenihan announces a process of consultation to review adoption legislation (25 March )
- Joint statement by the Department of Health and Children, National Disease Surveillance Centre and Eastern Regional Health Authority (25 March )
- Joint statement by the Department of Health and Children, National Disease Surveillance Centre and Western Health Board (21 March )
- Minister Lenihan welcomes Launch of the National Patient Perception of the Quality of Healthcare Survey, 2002 (21 March )
- Minister O´Malley responds to report on mental health services (21 March )
- Minister Lenihan Launches Child Protection Book: Beyond the Rhetoric (21 March )
- Micheál Martin, TD, Minister for Health and Children launches Community Midwifery Scheme Report (21 March )
- Both suspect SARS cases de-notified (20 March )
- Joint statement by the Department of Health and Children, National Disease Surveillance Centre and Eastern Regional Health Authority (20 March )
- Minister Lenihan to open a North South Nursing Conference "From Vision to Action" (20 March )
- Minister Lenihan hosts a reception for Irish Non Governmental Organisations working in childcare in Romania (6 March )
- Minister Lenihan launches the Health Awareness Week at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland in Clonskeagh (6 March )
- Statement from Department of Health and Children in response to the IMO´S Statement in relation to Public Health Doctors (4 March )
- Want to know what children think? Try asking them! (4 March )
- Minister Lenihan Launches the National Youth Federation´s Suicide Resource Handbook and Dealing with Suicide: An Information Pack. (4 March )
February
- Major Redevelopment Planned for Our Lady´s Hospital for Sick Children,Crumlin (26 February )
- Minister Lenihan welcomes research on adoption (26 February )
- Minister Lenihan welcomes research on adoption (26 February )
- Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D., Minister of State for Children, opened the Annual Conference of St. Nicholas Montessori Teachers’ Association held in the Great Southern Hotel, Dublin Airport. (26 February )
- Minister O´Malley responds to Amnesty Report on mental health (11 February )
- Minister Micheál Martin announces further extension of BreastCheck to Wexford, Kilkenny and Carlow (11 February )
- Minister Lenihan opens National Springboard Conference in Kilkenny (6 February )
- Ending child poverty is a key objective of the National Children´s Strategy (4 February )
- MDU Statement on Enterprise Liability (4 February )
- Minister O´Malley addresses Mental Health Commission (4 February )
January
- Martin announces total ban on smoking in the workplace (30 January )
- Callely sees Treatment Purchase Fund progress in 2003 as a key target (28 January )
- Minister of State Lenihan launches Meningitis Research Foundation´s Meningitis Awareness Campaign (28 January )
- Minister O'Malley attends National Launch of European Year of the Disabled (28 January )
- Minister for Children launches Fingal Comhairle na nÓg (22 January )
- Statement by Minister Martin on the failure of the North Eastern Health Board to adopt a service plan for 2003 (22 January )
- Minister O'Malley attends (UCC) Mental Health Awareness Meeting (20 January )
- Aer Lingus child policy: may affect children´s participation (14 January )
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Treats Over 1,900 Patients To Date (14 January )
