Press releases for 2004
December
- Look after Older People over the Christmas Season (24 December )
- Statement from the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney T.D. regarding Health Service Executive (23 December )
- Statement by Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children regarding the Health Amendment (No. 2) Bill (22 December )
- Tánaiste welcomes new National Patient Register for easier access to hospital treatment (21 December )
- Minister O'Malley launches new Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology (17 December )
- Heartwatch Report received by Minister (16 December )
- Bill on charges for care and maintenance in long stay institutions approved (14 December )
- ESPAD (European Schools Project on Alcohol and other Drugs) project 2003 Report (14 December )
- Tánaiste announces appointment of Mr. Liam Downey as Chairperson of the HSE (10 December )
- Minister launches Reports of Expert Group on Mental Health Policy (9 December )
- Launch of “Be Wise – Immunise” (7 December )
- Statement by the Department of Health and Children on IBTS Report (3 December )
November
- Launch of booklet explaining mental illness to children (30 November )
- Minister Lenihan launches report of Social Services Inspectorate (30 November )
- Minister Lenihan announces Christmas bonus payment for children in care (24 November )
- Tánaiste announces appointment of Mr Kevin Kelly as interim CEO of HSE (20 November )
- Tánaiste announces the publication of the Health Bill 2004 (19 November )
- Disability and Mental Health Services prioritised in 2005 Estimates (18 November )
- New medical cards, Accident and Emergency improvements and disability services priorities in €11bn health vote (18 November )
- Lenihan launches publications produced by Dublin City Childcare Committee (16 November )
- Minister O’Malley presents international breastfeeding award to Limerick Maternity Hospital (15 November )
- Minister O’Malley addresses Schizophrenia Ireland’s Biennial Conference (12 November )
- Minister O’Malley opens “Share the Care” - first Conference specifically for carers of Dementia/Alzheimer sufferers (12 November )
- Statement by An Tánaiste regarding a case of Variant CJD (10 November )
- Minister O'Malley launches private radiation oncology development at Mid-Western Regional Hospital (5 November )
- Tánaiste announces appointments to Irish Blood Transfusion Board (4 November )
- Minister Power opens heart health conference in Athlone (4 November )
- Tánaiste welcomes beginning of the Influenza Vaccination Campaign (1 November )
- O’Malley welcomes report highlighting interaction between mental health and addiction services (1 November )
October
- Minister Lenihan opens the Annual Conference of the Irish Foster Care Association (30 October )
- Tánaiste announces the publication of the Health and Social Care Professionals Bill (28 October )
- Minister Power welcomes paid time off for breastfeeding in the workplace (22 October )
- Minister Lenihan praises innovative approach to financial and information management (15 October )
- O'Malley - €230m Capital Infrastructure will benefit schools of nursing (15 October )
- All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution - Press Release - Family Rights (14 October )
- O’Malley launches PPARS Project to Develop Information Support Systems (13 October )
- Minister welcomes World Mental Health Day - Sunday 10th October 2004 (10 October )
- Booze culture having serious effects on country’s mental health - O’Malley (7 October )
- Flu Vaccine supplies return to normal (5 October )
September
- Minister Callely opens the newly refurbished Trinity Therapy Schools at St James’s Hospital (30 September)
- The launch of the 7th National Phone-in on Age Discrimination during the "Positive Ageing Week" Conference at Dublin Castle (30 September)
- Martin announces investment for Monaghan General Hospital / Cavan General Hospital (29 September)
- Task Force on Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome established (29 September)
- Micheál Martin announces establishment of National Committee on Folic Acid Food Fortification (29 September)
- Minister welcomes Report of the National Suicide Review Group (29 September)
- KARE’s seminar on Advocacy - part of ‘Positive Ageing Week’ (29 September)
- Minister Lenihan Announces Commencement of Family Welfare Conferencing and Special Care Provisions - (Parts 2 and 3 of the Children Act, 2001) (29 September)
- Minister appoints Chairperson for Board of Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) (28 September)
- Minister Martin announces structure of Health Service Executive (28 September)
- Irish Participation in the NAAR Autism Genome Project (24 September)
- Minister Brian Lenihan announces Additional Resources for the Garda Vetting of Persons Working with Children (23 September)
- Influenza Vaccine (22 September)
- Chief Executive Officer of Health Service Executive appointed (22 September)
- Alcohol related problems cost Irish society €2.65 billion (22 September)
- Minister Martin allocates funding for the opening of new facilities in hospitals (15 September)
- Minister opens the New School of Nursing at Trinity (14 September)
- Minister Micheál Martin, T.D. announces the approval of 130 staff and full year revenue funding of €15 million for the Radiation Oncology Departments in Galway and Cork (13 September)
- Minister Announces Appointment of Design Team for BreastCheck (10 September)
- Statement from Minister for Health re Dunne (Post Mortem) Inquiry (9 September)
- Minister Tim O'Malley welcomes the publication of the Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals (8 September)
- Older People in Ireland: A Profile of Health Status, Lifestyle and Socio-Economic Factors from SLÁN (6 September)
- Statement from DoHC on the MDU (3 September)
- Minister responds to Obesity Issue (2 September)
- Growing Older - Be Positive Conference (2 September)
August
- Minister Martin Receives Gold Medal from European Society of Cardiology (27 August )
- Statement of the Department of Health and Children on the Post Mortem Inquiry (20 August )
- Minister Callely visits new Rehabilitation Unit at Bantry General Hospital (19 August )
- Minister Lenihan welcomes publication of books for children in foster care and residential care (17 August )
- Support for smoke-free unwavering (11 August )
- Minister O´Malley attends Graduation of Air Traffic Controllers (4 August )
- Minister Brian Lenihan brings more provisions of Children Act into operation (3 August )
- €60 Million in Minor Capital Funding (3 August )
- NDSC urges travellers to take preventative measures against mosquito bites when abroad (3 August )
- Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors European Working Time Directive (EWTD) (3 August )
- Minister for Children announces €2 million for local authority playgrounds (3 August )
- Minister announces major investment in the future of healthcare system (3 August )
July
- Three Year Rehabilitative Programme Graduations (15 July )
- Minister Martin launches Primary Care Progress Report (14 July )
- Minister Callely welcomes approval of planning application for replacement units at the Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital in Clontarf (14 July )
- O´Malley warns of dangers of buying medicines online without GPs´ advice (12 July )
- Minister Martin outlines details of the new Medical Practitioners Act (12 July )
- UK Cannabis Change should not be followed in Ireland - O´Malley (12 July )
- Minister Callely attends the Irish Health Summit (6 July )
- O´Malley Welcomes Safefood Presentation to Oireachtas Joint Committee (6 July )
June
- Minister Martin opens new School of Nursing at DCU (30 June )
- Minister Callely presents IS0 9001: 2000 accreditation award to the Director of Public Health Nursing, Waterford Community Care (30 June )
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- Micheál Martin addresses the National Conference on Traveller Health (30 June )
- Minister O´Malley comments on Genetically Modified Foods (29 June )
- Minister Callely addresses An Bord Altranais’ National Conference (22 June )
- Minister Tim O´Malley addresses Irish Advocacy Network Conference in Northern Ireland (22 June )
- Minister O´Malley closes Conference on Future Directions in Tobacco in the EU (18 June )
- Minister launches European blueprint for action on breastfeeding (18 June )
- Irish Government Ratifies World Tobacco Treaty (18 June )
- Minister Lenihan announces recommencement of Adoptions from Vietnam (18 June )
- Minister O´Malley welcomes the opening of the Conference on Future Directions in Tobacco Control in the EU (17 June )
- Minister Callely attends a celebration dinner for Eastern Regional Health Authority (17 June )
- Minister Callely addresses the Conference Planning for an Ageing Population: Strategic Considerations (15 June )
- Micheál Martin opens €30m Operating Theatre at OLHSC Crumlin (14 June )
- Minister O´Malley welcomes Spinal Injuries Action Association’s new Study (14 June )
- Minister Martin encourages all parents to have their children immunised against measles (14 June )
- Minister Martin announces the availability of "Cancervaxin" (14 June )
- Minister Martin announces the development of a National Telesynergy Network for Radiation Oncology Services (14 June )
- Minister O’Malley officially opens the Community Mental Health Centre at Techport, Coolmine, Blanchardstown (14 June )
- Meeting of the European Council of Health Ministers (14 June )
- Minister welcomes Drinks Industry Watchdog´s Tough New Code (2 June )
- Callely launches services for Family Carers in Roscommon (2 June )
- 50,000 apply for European Health Insurance Card in advance of launch (2 June )
- Minister O´Malley opens new respite centre for children with disabilities in Cork (1 June )
May
- Micheál Martin rejects claims by Senator O Meara regarding second phase of the Hanly Review (27 May )
- Smoking fiend ‘NICO’ returns for new anti-smoking campaign for teens (27 May )
- Martin attends launch of Information Campaign for Smoke-Free Legislation in Norway (25 May )
- Minister Addresses Mental Health Ireland Conference (24 May )
- Minister O´Malley officially opens the Castleview Training Centre, Finglas and the Finglas Community Mental Health Centre (20 May )
- Minister Lenihan Launches "New Beginnings", a training course for the children of foster carers (19 May )
- Martin underlines commitment to tackling Cardiovascular Disease (18 May )
- European Health Insurance Card (14 May )
- Minister O´Malley T.D., addresses Conference of Mental Health Nurse Managers Ireland (13 May )
- Minister Martin Hosts a Meeting of EU Health Ministers (13 May )
- EU Health Ministers Consultative meeting (12 May )
- Minister Martin Announces Establishment of Expert Group on Midwifery and Paediatric Nurse Education (7 May )
- Response to MDU Press Release (7 May )
- Minister Martin opens the 2nd EU eHealth Conference (5 May )
- Minister opens major mental health seminar (5 May )
- Fall in waiting times (4 May )
April
- Feasibility Study on a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) for the Island of Ireland (30 April )
- Minister Callely opens the Annual Delegate Conference of the National Federation of Pensioners´ Associations (29 April )
- Minister Callely launches the Progress Report of the Inter-Departmental Group on the Needs of Older People (28 April )
- Minister O´Malley addresses the SIPTU National Nursing Convention (28 April )
- Minister O´Malley addresses the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy Consultation Day (27 April )
- Minister Callely launches the Irish Heart Foundation´s Conference on Salt, Functional Foods and Heart Health (27 April )
- Launch of the Final Report of the Empowerment of Nurses and Midwives Steering group - An Agenda for Change (26 April )
- Minister Callely opens the annual Banquet and Ball of the Association of Optometrists Annual Convention (26 April )
- Major Childhood Asthma Workshop gets under way in Cork - Martin welcomes EU Initiative (23 April )
- Minister O´Malley responds to Irish College of Psychiatrists (23 April )
- Calelly opens Conference on Women, Disadvantage and Cardiovascular Disease (23 April )
- Minister O´Malley addresses the Annual Conference of the Psychiatric Nurses´ Association (23 April )
- Minister Callely meets PALS at closing of Go for Life Forum (23 April )
- Minister Callely opens programme of events for the Bealtaine Festival (20 April )
- Minister O´Malley addresses the 43rd AGM of NAMHI (20 April )
- Minister Martin Publishes Health (Amendment) Bill 2004 (20 April )
- Minister O´Malley congratulating the SEHB Food Control Service on receiving ISO 9001:2000 (16 April )
- Minister O´Malley opens Local Authority Members Association 21st Annual Conference (15 April )
- O´Malley backs call for Medical School at University of Limerick (7 April )
- Minister Martin launches a major modernisation and expansion of Casemix (7 April )
- Mr Tim O´Malley TD, Minister of State, responds to Deputy Enda Kenny´s recent criticisms on the National Task Force on Suicide (1 April )
- Chairman of the National Cancer Forum welcomes introduction of the Smoking Ban (1 April )
March
- Mr Tim O´Malley TD, Minister of State, at the JOIN Conference on Anti-Discrimination and Equality in Health Care (31 March )
- Minister Lenihan announces that an adoption agreement has now been reached between Ireland and Vietnam (31 March )
- Micheál Martin, Minister for Health and Children, Launches 2004 Organ Donor Awareness Week (30 March )
- Micheál Martin TD, Minister for Health and Children welcomes the commencement of the Smoke Free at Work Initiative (29 March )
- Minister announces additional funding for Our Lady´s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin (25 March )
- Mr Tim O´Malley TD opens inaugural conference of the Irish Nursing Practice Development in Athlone (25 March )
- Minister O´Malley welcomes Mental Health Commission´s Strategic Plan (23 March )
- Martin refutes "Anti-Hanly" argument (15 March )
- Statement from the Department of Health and Children on the European Working Time Directive (12 March )
- Comments by Micheál Martin T.D., Minister for Health and Children to the FSAI Food Safety Conference 2004 (11 March )
- Minister for Health and Children launches National Taskforce on Obesity (10 March )
- Minister Callely welcomes release of Policy Document - Europe needs to make better use of its older workers (8 March )
- Minister for Health launches media campaign Smoke-free Works (2 March )
- Minister welcomes the judgment of Justice Gilligan (1 March )
- Implementation of Report of National Task Force on Medical Staffing (1 March )
February
- Major agreement reached at heart health conference (27 February )
- Minister Callely opens conference on Health Service Performance Management System (26 February )
- National smoking cessation campaign (25 February )
- Minister O´Malley congratulates St. John´s Hospital on Quality Award (23 February )
- Minister Callely attends Down Syndrome Ireland´s Annual Ball (23 February )
- O´Malley opens New Centre for Children with Special Needs at Blackberry Park, Ballykeeffe, Limerick (23 February )
- Minister Martin announces date for going smoke-free at work (18 February )
- Minister Callely Opens Conference on Patient Information (17 February )
- Minister O’Malley officially opens Tallaght Mental Health Centre (17 February )
- Minister Martin welcomes the agreement of the European Parliament to establish a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (16 February )
- Minister O´Malley addresses meeting of Advisory Forum of the European Food Safety Authority (16 February )
- Minister Micheál Martin holds Informal Dinner for EU Health Ministers to discuss Avian Influenza (13 February )
- Minister Martin announces the approval of a Design Team for a 32 bed Community Nursing Unit at St Vincent’s Hospital Dungavan (13 February )
- Martin calls on hospital consultants to defer action (12 February )
- Lenihan launches plan for new Adoption Authority (12 February )
- Martin reacts to inaccurate claims by the hospital action group (12 February )
- Minister announces additional funding for National Treatment Purchase Fund (11 February )
- Irish Minister for Health and Children to host an informal working dinner for EU Health Ministers (10 February )
- Minister O´Malley launches All Ireland Lung Cancer Conference (9 February )
- Comments by Micheál Martin T.D., Minister for Health and Children at the launch of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme incident reporting system (STARS) (3 February )
- Ireland Working With EU Partners To Reach Heart Health Consensus (3 February )
- Statement on the Cavan hospital inquiry (3 February )
- What is Enterprise Liability? (3 February )
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- Minister of State Callely Opens Stroke Unit at the Mater Hospital (2 February )
January
- Callely open the European Conference of the Caring for Carers Association (30 January )
- Statement from the Department of Health and Children following meeting with the IHCA (30 January )
- Smoking Ban - Comments by the Minister for Health and Children in Dáil Eireann (28 January )
- DoHC response to IHCA statement on hospital beds (27 January )
- Avian ´Flu (27 January )
- Minister Micheál Martin - Statement on Radiation Oncology Services (27 January )
- Minister Martin establishes Acute Hospitals Review Group (27 January )
- Minister Callely advises against complacency at the launch of Meningitis Awareness Campaign (27 January )
- Minister Martin announces television campaign to kick start year two of drugs awareness campaign (26 January )
- Callely Visits the "Holiday Experience Dublin" to Review the Opportunities for Holidays for Older People (26 January )
- Callely keeps older people to the fore (22 January )
- Expert Group receives over 140 submissions on mental health issues (19 January )
- Minister O´Malley welcomes publication of National Disability Authority Report (19 January )
- Minister Lenihan announces increases in rates of Foster Care Allowances (19 January )
- Minister Callely launches the report on men´s health in Ireland (19 January )
- Minister for Health announces appointment of National Steering Committee for Health Reform Programme (13 January )
- Martin outlines plans for Health Presidency (13 January )
- Minister Callely hails success of National Treatment Purchase Fund (1 January )
