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Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (25 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (25 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — National Children's Strategy: National Children's Strategy (25 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The national children's strategy, Our Children — Their Lives, was published in the year 2000. The second goal of the national children's strategy is concerned with strengthening research, evaluation and information on children's lives. The national children's office, or NCO, oversees important elements of the research programme to be developed under this goal. One of the commitments...

Written Answers — National Children's Strategy: National Children's Strategy (25 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The national children's strategy, Our Children — Their Lives, was published in 2000. The strategy, rooted in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, is a cross-Government response to improving children's lives and was developed with the assistance of NGOs and academics. Ireland is one of the few countries in the world with such a strategy. The national children's office, NCO, was set...

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (19 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Complaints received by the health authorities in regard to child abuse include emotional, physical and sexual abuse and neglect. The information sought is contained in the following table. Year Total 2001 5,994 2002 8,421 2003 6,336 2004 Not yet available

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The National Economic and Social Forum, NESF, report on early childhood care and education was presented to the Government on 20 September 2005. The Government welcomes the publication of this report, which focuses on developing a long-term vision for the provision of integrated early years services for children from birth to six years of age. The NESF has a mandate from Government to monitor...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The high level working group on early childhood care and education to which the Deputy refers was established by the Cabinet committee on children in June 2003. The director of the National Children's Office, NCO, which is part of my Department, chairs the group. The terms of reference of the group are "to recommend an integrated national policy on child care and early education which will...

Written Answers — Playground Facilities: Playground Facilities (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Significant progress has been made since the publication of "Ready, Steady, Play! A National Play Policy" in increasing the availability and quality of playgrounds for children. Two grant schemes were put in place in 2004 as a direct result of the publication of the policy to provide for increased play provision for children, as follows. The local authority playground grants scheme, launched...

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Further to the meeting between the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Russian Foreign Minister in July 2005 at which it was decided to follow up at official level the question of pursuing a bilateral agreement between Ireland and Russia on intercountry adoption, the Adoption Board has been in ongoing contact with the Irish Embassy in Moscow. Ambassador Harman met with the director of the...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Bullet points up as well.

Vaccination Programme. (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98, 168 and 188 together. Haemophilus influenzae type B is a bacteria that can cause serious infections in humans, particularly in children, but also in individuals with a weakened immune system. Haemophilus influenzae type B bacteria is one of six haemophilus types. It can cause several diseases such as otitis media, or bacterial or viral infection of the...

Vaccination Programme. (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In some individuals, particularly those most at risk, Hib will invade the body causing invasive disease. The Hib vaccine was introduced into Ireland in 1992 and since then babies have been routinely immunised at two, four and six months of age. There was a dramatic decrease in the number of Hib cases from 100 per year in the late 1980s to ten cases or less by 2002. Although a slight increase...

Vaccination Programme. (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy had and has my undivided attention.

Vaccination Programme. (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Correspondence was written on 28 July 2005 and the Chief Medical Officer in the Department received it on 3 August 2005. The Department then took the matter up with the national director of population health in the Health Service Executive, referring to the recommendations of the national council and requesting that appropriate action be taken to provide an effective level of community...

Vaccination Programme. (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As I understand it a portion of the vaccine has already arrived.

Vaccination Programme. (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Yes. The rest is ordered.

Vaccination Programme. (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The purpose of the six-month campaign is to cover all the relevant categories.

Vaccination Programme. (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I will have to communicate with the Deputy on that matter. I do not have details of when particular consignments of vaccines will be delivered.

Vaccination Programme. (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I provided full information to the House on the question in so far as I could. I do not believe the content of an answer in those circumstances should be the subject of the kind of criticism the Deputy initially made. The purpose of answers to parliamentary questions is to give information to the House and that is what I did. It was certainly not an attempt to obscure any issue. The Deputy is...

Vaccination Programme. (18 Oct 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: A portion of the vaccine has already arrived in the country and will be distributed to general practitioners. That is what I am saying to the House. The balance will be delivered in the spring. I gave the full history of correspondence between the relevant national council, the Department and the HSE which shows that decisions were not taken on foot of any radio discussions the Deputy might...