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Seanad: Cancer Services (17 Oct 2007)

Pat Gallagher: I thank Senator MacSharry for raising this important issue and for giving me the opportunity to outline the position on Sligo General Hospital. As the House is aware, the HSE has appointed Professor Tom Keane as national cancer control director to lead and manage the establishment of the national cancer control programme. The delivery of cancer services in this way will serve to ensure...

Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)

Pat Gallagher: As the Deputy's question acknowledges, these issues are a matter for the HSE and I have consulted it to provide a relevant reply to the Deputy. I can confirm that the sum of €1.5 million allocated to the HSE for these services in the current year was divided equally between the fields of sudden cardiac death and heart failure. As for the funding of €750,000 for sudden cardiac death, it...

Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)

Pat Gallagher: I acknowledge the efforts of volunteers, on whom the success of this programme depends, from every part of the country. The provision of defibrillators is a bottom-up approach. Apart from the funding being provided by the HSE, there are many communities which are making major contributions towards the purchase of defibrillators. Agencies such as Údarás na Gaeltachta have also made a...

Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)

Pat Gallagher: Far be it from me to take over the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's responsibility, but the question does not deal with this matter. However, I will pursue——

Health Services. (17 Oct 2007)

Pat Gallagher: I will certainly pursue the matter. On a more general note, as the Minister of State with responsibility for health promotion, I am committed, together with my colleagues and particularly the Minister, Deputy Harney, to overseeing the development of a new cardiovascular health strategy which will build on the success of the Building Healthier Hearts strategy while taking into account the...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (16 Oct 2007)

Pat Gallagher: Checks on compliance with the Health (Country of Origin of Beef) Regulations are undertaken in conjunction with routine hygiene inspections; accordingly, it is not anticipated that additional costs will be incurred. These inspections are carried out by Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive operating under a service contract with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2007)

Pat Gallagher: As part of the re-structuring of the health services, the Department of Health and Children transferred responsibility for health promotion public awareness campaigns to the Health Service Executive. This Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive to arrange to have the specific matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Public Health Issues: Public Health Issues (16 Oct 2007)

Pat Gallagher: I welcome this important piece of work including the population prevalence estimates. The recommendations are generally in line with work already being undertaken by an Expert Advisory Group at the Health Service Executive. The Expert Advisory Group on Diabetes was recently established by the HSE and is currently drawing up standards of care for diabetes. This process will take account of the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Gallagher: An Expert Advisory Group on Diabetes was recently established by the HSE and is currently drawing up standards of care for diabetes. This process will take account of the Department of Health and Children's document 'Diabetes: Prevention and Model for Patient Care'. The group has identified as one of its priorities the development of an Integrated Care Model for the treatment of diabetes....

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (27 Sep 2007)

Pat Gallagher: There has been a considerable amount of anecdotal evidence in the past on the effects of certain food additives on children's behaviour but the UK research is the first carefully controlled scientific study that has demonstrated these effects. In light of this research on the effects of combinations of certain artificial colours and the preservative sodium benzoate on children's behaviour,...

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (27 Sep 2007)

Pat Gallagher: Hydrogenated vegetable oil is currently used in a range of food products on the market. If "partially hydrogenated" oil, or "hydrogenated" oil is mentioned in the list of ingredients, this indicates the use of unsaturated vegetable oils (or occasionally fish oils) high in polyunsaturated fatty acids which have been subjected to industrial hydrogenation and deodorisation. This industrial...

Written Answers — Food Products: Food Products (26 Sep 2007)

Pat Gallagher: My Department has asked the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to look into the matter raised by the Deputy to ensure that the consumer is not being misled and that there are no food safety issues involved.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Sep 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 — Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence (26 Sep 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 — Health Services: Health Services (26 Sep 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 — Sudden Cardiac Death: Sudden Cardiac Death (26 Sep 2007)

Pat Gallagher: The Report of the Task Force on Sudden Cardiac Death was published in March, 2006. It makes recommendations on the prevention of sudden cardiac death and on the detection of those at high risk. Among the recommendations of the Task Force is that training initiatives should be prioritised. The HSE, which has overall responsibility for the implementation of the report's recommendations, is...

Hospital Services. (4 Jul 2007)

Pat Gallagher: I welcome the opportunity to address the issues raised by the Deputies from County Clare and to set out the current position regarding mammography services at Ennis General Hospital and breast cancer services nationally. The specific issue raised by the Deputies concerns the organisation and management of the health services and, as such, is a matter for the Health Service Executive under...

Hospital Services. (4 Jul 2007)

Pat Gallagher: Aligned with the roll-out of BreastCheck nationally and the further development of symptomatic breast disease services, the developments at Ennis General Hospital will ensure we continue to deliver quality assured multidisciplinary breast cancer care to women nationally, including women in the mid-western region. I will raise the issue with the Minister and the HSE and note what Deputies...

Regional Airports. (4 Jul 2007)

Pat Gallagher: I thank Deputy O'Donnell for raising this matter. I apologise for the Minister for Transport and the Marine, Deputy Dempsey, who is unavoidably absent, due to a prior commitment. His absence does not indicate his lack of interest in this issue. It is important to trace the background to the proposal to establish an economic and tourism development plan for Shannon. Following decisions...

Regional Airports. (4 Jul 2007)

Pat Gallagher: The future development and growth of all international and regional airports in the State will depend largely on how each airport responds to the new challenges and the extent to which emerging opportunities, such as open skies, can be exploited. In this context it is clear that if Shannon Airport is to develop as a successful and sustainable business, one of the issues that must be...