Written answers
Tuesday, 23 May 2006
Department of Health and Children
Hospital Visits
9:00 pm
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the public and private hospitals or clinics she has visited since her appointment; the dates upon which these visits occurred; and the purpose of the visits. [19485/06]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy will wish to note that since my appointment as Minister for Health and Children, I have made approximately 100 visits to hospitals both public and private, hospices, step down facilities, community hospitals and nursing homes. I have set out the relevant details in the following table.
| Date | Location | Purpose of visit |
| 22-10-2004 (Friday) | Donnybrook Hospital | Meet with Chief Executive and Director of Nursing |
| 8-11-2004 (Monday) | Tallaght Hospital | Visit |
| Rotunda Hospital | Art Exhibition Wishes and Choices | |
| 12-11-2004 (Friday) | Visit to Sloan Kettering Hospital | |
| 3-12-2004 (Friday) | Crumlin Hospital Open Irish Ronald McDonald House, Crumlin | Meet with CEO and management team of Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin |
| 9-12-2004 (Thursday) | Mater Hospital, Dublin 7 | Visit with An Taoiseach |
| 17-12-2004 (Friday) | Adelaide and Meath Hospital | Unveil a plaque for a Public Service Excellence Award being given to the Adelaide and Meath Hospital |
| Peamount Hospital | Visit facilities of hospital | |
| 20-1-2005 (Thursday) | Cork University Hospital | Visit to Cork University Hospital — meet Management Team, Tour of facilities including new A&E Dept. |
| Mahon, Cork | Visit to St. Luke's Home for Alzheimers Patients | |
| 21-1-2005 (Friday) | The Great Hall, Stewarts Hospital, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 | Attend the Graduation Ceremony of the final six nurses from the Diploma in Nursing Programme |
| 25-1-2005 (Tuesday) | Galway | Visit UCHG |
| Merlin Park Hospital | Visit | |
| Loughrea | Visit St. Brendan's Nursing Home | |
| 27-1-2005 (Thursday) | Health Centre, Longford — on St. Joseph's Hospital Campus | Presentation to An Tánaiste on Digital Care Network |
| Visit to St. Joseph's Hospital, Longford | ||
| St. Joseph's Campus | Visit to Longford Mental Health Centre | |
| Mullingar Midland Regional Hospital — | Official Opening of Medical Assessment Unit | |
| Birr | Visit to Birr Community Nursing Unit and Health Centre | |
| 28-1-2005 (Friday) | Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise | Official Opening of Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit |
| Portlaoise | Visit "Cuisle Centre" — recently opened centre for treatment/services for cancer patients | |
| St. Vincent's Hospital Mountmellick | Unveiling of architectural drawing for Dementia Unit Hospice Room/Lay Foundation Stone Midland regional Hospital | |
| 3-2-2005 (Thursday) | St. John of God Hospital, Stillorgan | Attend dinner following the annual meeting of Dublin Hospital Chaplains Association |
| 28-2-2005 (Monday) | Beaumont Hospital/ St. Joseph's Raheny | Official open of St. Joseph's Raheny as part of Beaumont Hospital |
| 26-4-2005 (Tuesday) | Sligo | Visit North West Hospice |
| 9-5-2005 (Monday) | Cork University Hospital | Open A&E unit & Meet with Chairman, Cardiac Services Division re: Cardiac renal development at the hospital |
| Cork | Visit to Mercy University Hospital | |
| Cork | Visit to Bon Secours Hospital | |
| 18-5-2005 (Wednesday) | Oakland Lodge, St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin 6 | Officially open new facilities (19 patient rooms and day room) |
| St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin 6 | Meet with representatives of the Board, Medical staff and Management of St. Luke's | |
| 19-5-2005 (Thursday) | Meath Hospital site | Visit the Liberties Primary Care Team |
| 23-5-2005 (Monday) | Temple Street Hospital | Visit to Temple Street Hospital and meet with Chairperson, CEO and Chairman of the Medical Board |
| Temple Street Hospital | Officially open new paediatric renal unit and tour of the ward followed by speeches in St. George's Hall | |
| 2-6-2005 (Thursday) | UCHG | Opening of Radiotherapy Unit |
| 10-6-2005 (Friday) | Sligo General Hospital campus | Officially open Orthodontic Unit |
| Sligo General Hospital, Sligo | Hospital visit | |
| Sligo | Visit to Nazareth House Nursing Home | |
| 11-6-2005 (Saturday) | Carna | Visit Carna Nursing Home |
| Oughterard | Visit Owenriff Nursing Home | |
| 16-6-2005 (Thursday) | Ballindine, Co. Mayo | Visit to Marian House Respite Home |
| Castlebar, Co. Mayo | Tour of some wards at Mayo General Hospital including Adult Mental Health Unit | |
| 23-6-2005 (Thursday) | St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny | Visit to St. Luke's Hospital — tour of Hospital including A&E, MAU and Palliative Care followed by meeting |
| 24-6-2005 (Friday) | Waterford Regional Hospital | Visit hospital, view facilities, number of official openings and meetings |
| Waterford | Visit to St. Patrick's Hospital | |
| Airport Road, Waterford | Officially open Killure Bridge Nursing Home | |
| 27-6-2005 (Monday) | James's Street, Dublin 8 | Visit to St. James's Hospital and the National Blood Centre |
| 1-7-2005 (Friday) | 38 Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Mater | Opening of renal day unit in the Mater |
| 65 Eccles Street | Visit the ARC Cancer Support Centre | |
| 4-7-2005 (Monday) | Carlow District Hospital | Visit facilities of hospital |
| Kelvin Grove | Visit | |
| Kelvin Grove | Visit Greenbank Crisis Respite Home | |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | Visit | |
| 5-7-2005 (Tuesday) | Leopardstown Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Visit The Children's Sunshine Home |
| 12-7-2005 (Tuesday) | Blackrock Clinic, Blackrock | Unveil painting and visit PET scanner |
| 15-7-2005 (Friday) | St. John of God's Hospital, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin | Open the conference to celebrate 50 years of Child Psychiatry |
| 19-7-2005 (Tuesday) | Dundrum, Dublin 14 | Visit Central Mental Hospital |
| 21-7-2005 (Thursday) | Dublin 7 | Visit St. Bricin's |
| 3-8-2005 (Wednesday) | Bantry General Hospital | Visit Bantry Hospital and meet with local hospital groups |
| 6-9-2005 (Tuesday) | Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin | Officially open new Medical Tower |
| 15-9-2005 (Thursday) | Adare, Co. Limerick | Visit to Embury Close, Adare (housing complex for older people) |
| HSE Catherine Street, Limerick | Meet with Limerick Regional Hospital Manager, Hospital Network Manager and HSE officials and meeting re: ambulance services | |
| St. Ita's Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick | Visit and meet with Friends of St. Ita's | |
| Dromcollogher, Co. Limerick | Visit Dromcollogher Respite centre | |
| 16-9-2005 (Friday) | Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare | Visit Stella Maris Community Health Facility, Lisdoonvarna |
| Kilmaley, Co. Clare | Kilmaley District Day Care Centre/Primary Care Unit/Sheltered Housing | |
| 21-9-2005 (Wednesday) | Rochestown Avenue | Visit Cheshire Ireland apartment complex called "Eaglewood" |
| Holles Street | Visit the National Maternity Hospital | |
| 22-9-2005 (Thursday) | St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin 4 | Visit to St. Vincent's Hospital |
| Clonskeagh | Visit Clonskeagh Hospital | |
| 30-9-2005 (Friday) | St. Brigid's Home, Brittas, Co. Dublin | Officially launch the Hospital Watch Initiative |
| Coast Road, Blainroe, Co. Wicklow | Officially open Blainroe Lodge Nursing Home | |
| 3-10-2005 (Monday) | St. Loman's Hospital, Palmerstown | Visit St. Loman's Mental Health facilities |
| 14-10-2005 (Friday) | St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8 | Speak at the Irish Society for Rheumatology Annual General Meeting |
| St. Joseph's Centre, Clonsilla | Present certificates to graduates of the Health Care Assistants Course | |
| St. Mary's Centre for the Visually Impaired, 185-203 Merrion Road, Dublin 4 | Present FETAC graduates with their Records of Achievement | |
| 25-10-2005 (Tuesday) | Mater Hospital Launch Breast health Unit | |
| 3-11-2005 (Thursday) | St. James's Hospital | Officially launch the Cancer Audit Programme report for St. James's Hospital |
| 5-11-2005 (Saturday) | St. Patricks Hospital, D8 | Formally open the conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of AWARE |
| 9-11-2005 (Wednesday) | Carrick-on-Shannon | St. Patrick's Hospital, Carrick on Shannon — Meet with Consumer Panel; Launch new Community Hospital project for South Leitrim; Tour of Hospital — meet staff/patients and view innovation projects |
| Roscommon County Hospital | Meet staff/patients and view innovation projects | |
| Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon | Meet staff/patients and view innovation projects | |
| 10-11-2005 (Thursday) | Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe Visit Portiuncula Hospital | Officially open Stroke Unit; Tour of hospital, meet staff/patients and view innovation projects; View Exhibition PCCC/NHO Departments in Galway working together |
| 11-11-2005 (Friday) | Whitehall, Dublin 9 | Visit Highfield Alzheimers Hospital |
| 21-11-2005 (Monday) | Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7 | Launch the PET/CT Scanner Services at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital |
| 24-11-2005 (Thursday) | Rockfield Complex, Balally Luas Station (opp. Dundrum Town Centre) | Officially open VHI's new Swift Care Clinic |
| 12-12-2005 (Monday) | Nevinstown Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin | Officially open the new extension at the Tara Winthrop Private Clinic |
| 16-12-2005 (Friday) | St. James Hospital, D8 | Launch the new Falls and Syncope Facility |
| 4-1-2006 (Wednesday) | Rotunda Hospital | Launch IHSAB Accreditation award in the Rotunda |
| 20-1-2006 (Friday) | St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin 4 | Visit the Merrion Unit of BreastCheck |
| St. Patrick's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8 | Visit and meet with the Governors and Senior Executive | |
| 27-1-2006 (Friday) | Dundalk | Visit to Louth County Hospital |
| 6-2-2006 — 9-2-2006 | Canada | Visit oncology facilities — Cancer Care Ontario, Princess Margaret Hospital, British Columbia Cancer Agency |
| 10-2-2006 (Friday) | Station Road, Raheny, Dublin 5 | Visit to St. Francis Hospice |
| Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown | Photoshoot re: Launch of Lollypop day. Also, visit to Connolly Hospital | |
| 20-2-2006 (Monday) | Galway | Visit to Galway Hospice Renmore Visit to Bons Secours Visit Galway Clinic |
| Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7 | Unveil painting re: organ donation | |
| 3-3-2006 (Friday) | Cork University Hospital | Officially open new Medical Records Department |
| 10-03-2006 (Thursday) | South Africa | Visit to leratong Hospice as part of St Patrick's day travel |
| 3-4-2006 (Monday) | Our Lady's Hospice, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6W | Officially open new 50 bed Extended Care Unit |
| 10-4-2006 (Monday) | Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 | Visit the Alpha One Suite to see facilities and meet with staff nurse, scientists and patients |
| 08/05/2006 | University of Pennsylvania | View Oncology and A&E Services |
| John Hopkins Centre | View the oncology services | |
| 09/05/2006 | National Institute for Health | National Cancer Institute |
| 10/05/2006 | Washington Hospital | View the Oncology and A&E Services |
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