Results 181-200 of 227 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Mary Wallace

Written Answers — Health Service Procurement: Health Service Procurement (3 Feb 2009)

Mary Wallace: The information requested is being provided by the Health Service Executive and will be forwarded to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (4 Feb 2009)

Mary Wallace: Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 25 November 2008 was answered in full. However, I understand that the Deputy is referring to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 10 December 2008 which asked about "the number of bottled water plants that have been inspected in 2007 and 2008 out of the total number, by category; the number of infringements that were found; the nature of the infringements; and...

Written Answers — Tobacco-Related Diseases: Tobacco-Related Diseases (4 Feb 2009)

Mary Wallace: I regard the reduction of tobacco use in Ireland as a key public health priority. The Department of Health and Children is pursuing a range of measures aimed at reducing tobacco use. Price has also been identified as an effective tobacco control measure, particularly in preventing young people's initiation and subsequent addiction to tobacco. The minimum price of cigarettes below which...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Wallace: The Food Supplements Directive, 2002/46/EC, has been transposed into Irish law by Statutory Instrument No. 506 of 2007. That legislation is implemented by the Health Service Executive, under a Service Contract Agreement with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). This ensures that consumers in Ireland are protected by the harmonised EU rules on the sale of food supplements, in...

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Wallace: The information requested is being provided by the Health Service Executive and will be forwarded to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Tobacco Products: Tobacco Products (11 Feb 2009)

Mary Wallace: The Public Health (Tobacco) (Registration) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 41 of 2009) and the Public Health (Tobacco) (Self Service Vending Machines) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 42 of 2009) were finalised last week and will be available on my Department's website this week. The Public Health (Tobacco) (Retail Signs) Regulations 2009 provide for the sign to be displayed at a premises where tobacco...

Written Answers — Smoking Ban: Smoking Ban (11 Feb 2009)

Mary Wallace: Last July, I announced that further provisions of the Public Health (Tobacco) Acts 2002 and 2004 are to be commenced from 1 July 2009. From that date there will be no advertising or display of tobacco products in retail outlets and tobacco products must be stored in a closed container. There will be tighter controls on the operation of vending machines and anyone wishing to sell tobacco...

Written Answers — Product Labelling: Product Labelling (17 Feb 2009)

Mary Wallace: My Department is developing proposals on the labelling of all alcohol containers advising of the risks of consuming alcohol during pregnancy. The labelling of foodstuffs, including alcohol products, is subject to European regulation and scrutiny so the proposals will have to take this into account.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Feb 2009)

Mary Wallace: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for a direct reply.

Written Answers — Food Safety Authority: Food Safety Authority (17 Feb 2009)

Mary Wallace: My Department have been in contact with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) which is currently collating the information requested from the official agencies. I have asked the FSAI to identify and to forward directly to the Deputy the details requested.

Written Answers — Food Suppliers: Food Suppliers (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Wallace: The information requested is being provided by the Health Service Executive and will be forwarded to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (24 Feb 2009)

Mary Wallace: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177, 230 and 231 together. At present EU food labelling legislation is harmonised by Council Directive 2000/13/EC, transposed in 2002, with seven amendments since. In January 2008, the European Commission presented its proposals on updating and harmonising this legislation. The proposal is still under discussion and it is not expected that the Regulation...

Written Answers — Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders (4 Mar 2009)

Mary Wallace: Implementation of the recommendations of the National Taskforce on Obesity is ongoing. A wide range of initiatives have been taken by various Government Departments and Agencies. Since becoming Minister of State with responsibility for Health Promotion, I have made tackling obesity one of my keys priorities. It is my intention to work closely with all stakeholders to ensure that a coherent...

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (10 Mar 2009)

Mary Wallace: Responsibility for the enforcement of food safety legislation rests with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). The Food Safety Authority of Ireland oversees the regular monitoring of the bacteriological quality of the Irish food supply. This includes the sampling and testing of meat and poultry products at the processing, retail and catering stages of the food chain. The sampling and...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (10 Mar 2009)

Mary Wallace: Following the recommendations of the Report on the Task Force on Violence against Women in 1997, Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) were established in each of the eight former health board regions to draw together the services available to women in each of these regions in order to consolidate an approach to the treatment of victims of violence. A wide range of groups consisting of public,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Mar 2009)

Mary Wallace: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214, 215 and 220 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Mar 2009)

Mary Wallace: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Diabetes Services: Diabetes Services (24 Mar 2009)

Mary Wallace: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450 and 455 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Diabetes Services: Diabetes Services (24 Mar 2009)

Mary Wallace: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Diabetes Services: Diabetes Services (24 Mar 2009)

Mary Wallace: I propose to take Questions Nos. 452 and 453 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.