Results 11,361-11,380 of 13,264 for speaker:Pat Gallagher

Written Answers — Drug Prevention Programmes: Drug Prevention Programmes (30 Jan 2008)

Pat Gallagher: My Department does not have any plans at present to establish an Office of Alcohol Control.

Seanad: Hospitals Building Programme (30 Jan 2008)

Pat Gallagher: I apologise for the absence of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. I will take this adjournment matter on her behalf. The aforementioned Teamwork Management Services Limited report, Improving Safety and Achieving Better Standards, which was prepared for the Health Service Executive, found that the present system in the north east, whereby five local hospitals deliver...

Seanad: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)

Pat Gallagher: I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, who is unable to be present. I am responding on her behalf. The Minister acknowledges the need to improve services to persons with cystic fibrosis. Negative experiences recounted recently by a number of young patients are a matter of much concern to us all. The Minister identified the enhancement of services to...

Written Answers — Victim Support Services: Victim Support Services (18 Dec 2007)

Pat Gallagher: In order to raise awareness of the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among those who work with immigrant communities, my Department wrote to the former health boards in 2001 and again in 2004 and to the Health Service Executive in February 2007 drawing their attention to the issue of FGM and requesting that personnel, particularly those working with immigrant communities, should be...

Written Answers — Alcohol Consumption: Alcohol Consumption (18 Dec 2007)

Pat Gallagher: My Department supports the view that the level of alcohol consumption in a population is an important determinant of health and disease. Therefore, alcohol policy must take into account the total drinking population when defining the scope of public health action as well as targeting high-risk groups and individual high-risk drinkers. Policies to reduce harmful use of alcohol reach far beyond...

Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Bill 2007: Second Stage (13 Dec 2007)

Pat Gallagher: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a chur in iúl do na Teachtaí go léir ó ghach taobh a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht fíor-thábhachtach seo ar Bille na nDlí-Chleachtóirí (An Ghaeilge) 2007. Labhair go leor acu i Ghaeilge agus cuirim fáilte roimhe sin. Ardaíodh go leor pointí agus déanfaidh mé iarracht déileáil leo. Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom an deis seo a ghlacadh chun cur síos a...

Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Bill 2007: Referral to Select Committee (13 Dec 2007)

Pat Gallagher: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.

Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Bill 2007: Order for Second Stage (13 Dec 2007)

Pat Gallagher: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Bill 2007: Second Stage (13 Dec 2007)

Pat Gallagher: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Thar ceann an Aire Dlí agus Cirt, Comhionannais agus Athchóirithe Dlí, an Teachta Brian Ó Luineacháin, nach bhfuil ar fáil de dheasca báis gaol leis, molaim go léifear an Bille an dara huair. Is é is cuspóir don Bhille seo na nithe seo a leanas a chur chun cinn, go mbainfeadh lucht cleachta dlí úsaid níos fearr as an nGaeilge...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Dec 2007)

Pat Gallagher: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. As the Expert Advisory Group on Diabetes is under the auspices of the Health Service Executive, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter...

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (11 Dec 2007)

Pat Gallagher: The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has overall responsibility for enforcing food law — including legislation relating to food labelling. The legislation is enforced by Environmental Health Officers of the Health Service Executive (HSE) on foot of a service contract with the FSAI. It is a requirement of the labelling legislation that the consumer should not be misled. As part of...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Dec 2007)

Pat Gallagher: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (11 Dec 2007)

Pat Gallagher: Since this Government came into office no formal meetings have taken place between myself and any representatives of the drinks industry. I can also state that no such meetings took place in that time with the Minister for Health and Children or any of the other Ministers of State at the Department of Health and Children. For the Deputy's information I can inform him that Minister Harney,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Dec 2007)

Pat Gallagher: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. PQ No...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (4 Dec 2007)

Pat Gallagher: Availability of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) is not governed by legislation. The Report of the Task Force on Sudden Cardiac Death, published in March 2006, makes recommendations on the prevention of sudden cardiac death and on the detection of those at high risk. The Task Force supports the establishment of first responder programmes and recommends that priority should be given...

Written Answers — Task Force on Alcohol: Task Force on Alcohol (21 Nov 2007)

Pat Gallagher: The Strategic Task Force on Alcohol, which was established in January 2002, published two reports which together provide approximately 100 recommendations across a wide range of sectors. Many of the recommendations are cross sectoral and require the cooperation of different stakeholders. My Department is maintaining a coordinating role in relation to alcohol policy and is continuing to...

Written Answers — Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence (21 Nov 2007)

Pat Gallagher: State supports for victims of domestic violence are provided primarily through the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Garda Síochána, the Courts Service, local authorities and a number of NGOs and voluntary groups. The funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services are the responsibility of the HSE under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly my Department has...

Food Labelling. (21 Nov 2007)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 and 56 together. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is responsible for enforcing food law, including the Health (Country of Origin of Beef) Regulations 2006, SI 307 of 2006, which were amended in February 2007. These regulations are enforced by environmental health officers of the Health Service Executive on foot of a service contract with the Food...

Food Labelling. (21 Nov 2007)

Pat Gallagher: Legislation is in place to deal with mislabelling and I and departmental officials are anxious to obtain information on mislabelling. I have no reason to doubt what Deputy Ó Caoláin stated and I assure him it will be dealt with. There is no question of environmental health officers or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland ignoring this. If it is brought to the attention of the Food Safety...

Food Labelling. (21 Nov 2007)

Pat Gallagher: All ingredients should be listed on the label so that people can make a choice. The issue of dietary requirements is also important in the context of health. There is no question of the FSAI suggesting those with responsibility for labelling should not provide all the necessary information. We have taken a recent initiative in regard to labelling country of origin for poultry, pork and...