Press releases for 2005
December
- Tánaiste announces introduction of risk equalisation and measures to achieve greater competition in the private health insurance market (23 December )
- Tánaiste says no grounds for Consultant Psychiatrists withholding Co-operation from Mental Health Tribunals (22 December )
- Presentation of Dr Deirdre Madden’s report on Post Mortem Practice and Procedures (21 December )
- Launch of 'Our Children Our Church' child protection policies and procedures for the Catholic Church in Ireland (19 December )
- Tánaiste establishes Regional Health Forums (15 December )
- Tánaiste launches Alcohol Advertising Monitoring Body (15 December )
- Minister Brian Lenihan Announces New Office of the Minister for Children - Historic Development Which Places Children at the Heart of Government (13 December )
- Publication of report of Comptroller and Auditor General into PPARS (13 December )
- Minister Brian Lenihan T.D. officially opens Aras Uí Dhomhnaill Nursing Unit, Milford, Co. Donegal (9 December )
- Minister Launches National Parasuicide Registry Report (9 December )
- Minister Lenihan launches ‘Lives in Foster Care’ (8 December )
- €150m Budget package for new services for older people ‘largest ever’ - Tánaiste (8 December )
- Report of the Irish Medicines Board to the Minister for Health and Children on the Irish Blood Transfusion Service for the year 2004 (7 December )
- Tánaiste pledges Ireland’s support for the Global Patient Safety Challenge (2 December )
November
- Statement by Minister for Children, Brian Lenihan TD following a meeting with Archbishop Brady (30 November )
- Minister O’Malley Opens St Michael’s House 50th Anniversary Conference (30 November )
- Minister O’Malley Addresses Health and Intellectual Disability National Symposium (24 November )
- Young people fail to react to obesity issue (22 November )
- Minister O'Malley addresses the Mid West Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus First Annual conference in Limerick (19 November )
- Tánaiste rejects criticism that €12.6BN in health spending is not enough (18 November )
- Tánaiste Announces New Direct Entry Degree Programmes for Midwives and Children’s Nurses (17 November )
- Statement by Minister for Children, Brian Lenihan T.D. following a meeting at Government Buildings with An Taoiseach and the One in Four organisation (17 November )
- Minister O’Malley welcomes the announcement of an additional €100m as part of the Government’s National Disability Strategy (17 November )
- Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, T.D. announces Health Estimate 2006 (17 November )
- Tánaiste Launches Breast Implant Information Booklet (16 November )
- Ministers Agree Donegal Patients to be Treated in New Belfast Cancer Centre (15 November )
- Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD meets with members of the family of late Mr. Peter McKenna (14 November )
- Minister Lenihan Launches Young Adult Support Training Manual at the County Wexford Partnership (11 November )
- Minister Tim O’Malley opens Symposium on Statutory Registration for Psychotherapists and Counsellors organised by the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (10 November )
- Ireland Ratifies Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (7 November )
- Minister Lenihan addresses “Breaking Down Barriers” - the Annual General Conference of the Resident Managers” Association at the Castletroy Hotel, Limerick on Friday 4th November, 2005. (4 November )
- Publication of the First National Acute Hospitals Hygiene Audit Report (3 November )
- Tánaiste announces appointment of Mr Joe Macri, Managing Director of Microsoft Ireland, to Board of Health Service Executive (3 November )
October
- Government will conduct a national review of compliance with the Children First guidelines and launch a nationwide awareness campaign on child sexual abuse (28 October )
- Statement by Brian Lenihan TD, Minister for Children on the recommendations of The Ferns Report (27 October )
- Government Publishes Ferns Inquiry (25 October )
- Tánaiste announces scholarship from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland to a member of the Travelling community in Medicine, Pharmacy and Physiotherapy (24 October )
- Details of €50 million minor capital investment for Services for Older People confirmed (20 October )
- Minister O'Malley Addresses Joint Mental Health Cross-Border Conference (20 October )
- O’Malley frustrated at refusal of consultant psychiatrists to implement reforms (19 October )
- Minister Lenihan Launches Special Residential Services Board Annual Report (18 October )
- Tánaiste receives the Report of the Inquiry into the Handling of Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse in the Diocese of Ferns (17 October )
- Tánaiste to bring in enabling legislation for prescribing by certain nurses and midwives (17 October )
- Tánaiste raises medical card income guidelines by 20% and encourages people to apply (13 October )
- Tánaiste Publishes Review of Caps on Indemnity Cover for Hospital Consultants Engaged in Private Practice (6 October )
- Tánaiste welcomes beginning of the 2005 Influenza Vaccination Campaign (4 October )
- Statement by Mary Harney TD, Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children on the PPARS system (4 October )
- Minister Lenihan addresses the International Adoption Association annual conference (1 October )
September
- Minister welcomes Report of the National Suicide Review Group (30 September)
- Tánaiste welcomes agreement with Irish Medical Organisation for issue of doctor visit medical cards (29 September)
- Tánaiste commits to “new thinking, new policies and new practices’ in services for older people (28 September)
- Report urges more support for parents providing home-based hospice care for children (27 September)
- New National Index will provide more accurate data in relation to Drug-Related Deaths (26 September)
- “Brainwave – landmark in services for people with epilepsy” says O’Malley (24 September)
- Tánaiste meets Irish Haemophilia Society (21 September)
- Minister O’Malley addresses Enable Ireland Conference “Enabling Excellence – Ní neart gan cur le chéile” (20 September)
- Minister Lenihan opens Angel Faces Crèche, Glen Abhainn, Enfield, Co. Meath (16 September)
- “Report of the Working Group on Treatment of Under 18 year olds Presenting to Treatment Services with Serious Drug Problems” is published by the Tánaiste (16 September)
- Minister Lenihan opens NOTA Conference (14 September)
- Tánaiste Launches Suicide Prevention Strategy (8 September)
- Tánaiste Launches Suicide Prevention Strategy (8 September)
- Seolann an Tánaiste Straitéis chun Féinmharú a Chosc (8 September)
- Seolann an Tánaiste Straitéis chun Féinmharú a Chosc (8 September)
- Comment by Tánaiste on 2004 GMS (Payments) Board Report (7 September)
August
- Minister O'Malley opens the 19th European Health Psychology Conference (31 August )
- Statement by Minister Power regarding shares in United Drug Limited (30 August )
- Tánaiste announces immediate improvements for patients at the Central Mental Hospital (14 August )
- Tánaiste Seeks Nominations to the Post Graduate Medical and Dental Board (11 August )
- Tánaiste disappointed at failure to reach agreement with IMO on GP Visit Cards. (11 August )
- Tánaiste announces €50 million investment in Services for Older People. (8 August )
- Action not words on Play and Recreation Facilities (3 August )
July
- Tánaiste announces plan for National Network for Radiation Oncology Services. (25 July )
- Launch of Schizophrenia Ireland’s Document “Supporting Life”. (25 July )
- O’Malley Welcomes Mental Health Commission’s Report and the Report of the Inspector of Mental Health Services (22 July )
- Launch of ISPCC’s five year strategy - “Citizen Child” by Minister for Children, Mr Brian Lenihan. (20 July )
- Tánaiste announces plan for 1,000 new public hospital beds over 5 years (14 July )
- Inquiry into Post Mortem Practice and Organ Retention (14 July )
- Government decision on Report of the Taskforce on Assaults on Psychiatric Nurses (13 July )
- Minister O'Malley Addresses the 3rd European Reality Therapy Convention (7 July )
- Tánaiste welcomes development at Peamount Hospital to provide 50 beds for respiratory rehab and intermediate care use (6 July )
- Tánaiste publishes advice on risk equalisation (5 July )
- Mr. Brian Lenihan, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children Officially Opens the 2005 Tripartite Colorectal Meeting at the RDS, Dublin (5 July )
- Launch of the Children at Risk Ireland Foundation (CARI) Annual Report 2005 (4 July )
June
- Government approves reform of pharmacy market (30 June )
- Tánaiste decides against introduction of risk equalisation in health insurance market at this time (27 June )
- Applications invited for 200,000 new GP Visit Cards / Improved eligibility assessment system to apply for medical cards (23 June )
- Tánaiste announces that persons aged 65 and over to be able to avail of Health Insurance Cover (23 June )
- Statement by An Tánaiste - Approval of Capital Programme of HSE (21 June )
- Tánaiste welcomes LRC recommendations to allow 200,000 GP visit cards to be issued (21 June )
- Tánaiste says public will have access to National hospital hygiene audit results as part of fight against MRSA (20 June )
- Appointment of Professor Brendan Drumm as Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service Executive (15 June )
- Tánaiste Signs Health (Charges for In-Patient Services) Regulations, 2005 providing legal basis for in-patient charges (15 June )
- Tánaiste appeals to public to support the Irish Blood Transfusion Services (10 June )
- Statement by An Tánaiste regarding the Health Services Executive (HSE) Chief Executive Officer post (2 June )
May
- Tánaiste announces €10 million capital funding for Health Research Board (30 May )
- Report of the Expert Group on Midwifery and Children’s Nursing Education (27 May )
- Tánaiste wishes first lung transplant patient well on her discharge from hospital (26 May )
- Tánaiste announces 14 new outpatient projects by NTPF for 5,000 patients (25 May )
- Tánaiste launches the First Report of the National Rape Crisis statistics “What survivors told us” (24 May )
- Statement by Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, on Navan bus tragedy (23 May )
- Statement on Report of the National Council on Ageing and Older People (17 May )
- Ninety-three recommendations to tackle obesity presented to Government (16 May )
- Minister Lenihan launches the Five Year Strategic Plan for Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown (13 May )
- Opening of the Catholic Healthcare Commission’s sixth annual seminar by Mr. Brian Lenihan TD (12 May )
- Statement by Tánaiste on first lung transplant operation performed at the Mater Hospital (12 May )
- Tánaiste welcomes publication of the report of the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction (12 May )
- Government agrees repayment scheme for long stay charges (11 May )
- Tánaiste approves appointment of design team for national extension of BreastCheck (5 May )
- Press Statement from the Tánaiste on the appointment of Dr Deirdre Madden, BL to complete the Report on Post Mortem Practice and Organ Retention (4 May )
April
- Tánaiste agrees appointment of Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service Executive (26 April )
- Statement by An Tánaiste on the Health and Safety Authority’s Inspection of A&E Departments (20 April )
- Launch of information booklet on Alzheimer’s Disease (8 April )
- Launch of information leaflet entitled “Breastfeeding your Baby” to coincide with World Health Day (7 April )
- National Service Plan 2005 of the Health Service Executive (6 April )
- Government appoints new Secretary General of Department of Health and Children (6 April )
- Statement by An Tanaiste Mary Harney TD on learning of the death of Pope John Paul II (2 April )
- Statement by An Tánaiste, Mary Harney TD, Regarding the Dunne Inquiry Into Organ Retention (1 April )
March
- Statement Regarding the Dunne Post Mortem Inquiry (31 March )
- Minister Brian Lenihan launches the Adoption Board’s National Adoption Contact Preference Register (30 March )
- Statement by An Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children on new Medical Card (24 March )
- Minister O’Malley Launches the Daughters of Charity’s Policy Document on Relationships and Sexuality (11 March )
- Statement by An Tánaiste on Publication of the Travers Report (9 March )
- First meeting of the Board of the interim Health Information and Quality Authority (2 March )
- Influenza Pandemic Expert Group Reconvenes (1 March )
February
- Minister O'Malley addresses GROW Conference - "Catching the Spirit of Mental Health" (18 February )
- Minister O'Malley addresses the Mental Health Conference - Bridging the Gap (16 February )
- Publication of Review of Governance and Accountability Mechanisms in the General Medical Services by Deloitte & Touche (15 February )
- Minister O'Malley addresses the Cork Advocacy Network Conference (11 February )
- Tánaiste to establish Scheme to address the insurance difficulties experienced by certain persons infected with Hepatitis C/HIV (10 February )
- Publication of the Report of the Panel reviewing the events surrounding the death of Róisín Ruddle (10 February )
- Statement from Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney T.D., on regional hospital services (7 February )
- Tánaiste committed to finding solution to Medical Indemnity issue (2 February )
- Minister O’Malley responds to criticism of Central Mental Hospital move (1 February )
January
- Minister O’Malley urges vigilance at the launch of Meningitis Awareness Campaign (31 January )
- Tánaiste announces Board of the interim Health Information and Quality Authority (28 January )
- Minister Power attends the second National Nursing Conference in Breast Care (28 January )
- Minister O’Malley launches health promoting guidelines for facilities catering for older people in long term residential care (27 January )
- Minister Lenihan opens new development at James Connolly Memorial Hospital (20 January )
- Minister Brian Lenihan publishes adoption consultation document and announces details of legislative proposals on adoption (5 January )
